Daryl's MCM 2008 Blog

Fundraising Events -- Details

2008-07-10T13:25:00.004-04:00

Trivia Night at Solly's Tavern - Wednesday, July 16 8 p.m. to ?
Solly's Tavern: 1942 11th St. NW, Washington, DC
Join me at Solly's for Trivia Night for some drinks, great food, and fun Trivia (with prizes too!). Of course, it's all to support my Team in Training mission on behalf of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Prizes include a $100 gift certificate to Open City in Woodley Park (thanks to their VERY generous donation), and other gift certificates as well. Solly's will be donating 10% of the bar tab, and we'll be gladly taking donations.

Happy Hour and Flip Cup Challenge at be bar - Tuesday, July 22, 5 p.m. to ?
be bar: 1318 9th St. NW, Washington, DC
Please join me for a happy hour special event featuring Flip Cup Tournaments at be bar! There will be happy hour specials, including $4 Heineken Light ($2 of which goes directly to my fundraising), a raffle (including a top prize of a 3 month gym membership to Fitness First Gym, a $150 value), and most importantly the feature event: Flip Cup!

There will be a small entry fee to each tournament (team and individual events). Prizes (cash, bar tab, and others) will be awarded to the winners.

Happy hour starts early and goes until nine, but feel free to stay late if you want to experience something interesting.

Dates For July Fundraising Events Set

2008-06-19T20:11:00.003-04:00

Mark your calendars if you're in the greater DC area, as I'll be hosting two fundraising events to support Team In Training:

July 16, 2008: Trivia Night at Solly's
July 22, 2008: Happy Hour at BeBar

More information to be posted as I get details.

My New Training Toy

2008-06-04T12:27:00.004-04:00

So, to help with my training this year, I decided to go out and spend some money and get the new Garmin Forerunner 405 (GPS Watch).

This thing has it all, and is amazingly accurate...absolutely worth every penny!

I'll have a new training log entry up here soon enough. If you're interested in donating to the LLS, scroll down for link to my donation page!

How to Help

2008-05-29T10:55:00.003-04:00

If you are interested in donating, please visit my fundraising website:
http://pages.teamintraining.org/nca/corps08/dkleist

Every donation helps, no matter how small....and all donations are tax-deductible.

Thanks so much for your support!

First Blog - Daryl's Mission

2008-05-29T10:45:00.004-04:00

As many of you know, I completed the 2007 Marine Corps Marathon, with a finishing time of 3 hours 21 minutes. It was a grueling summer of training (East Coast heat/humidity, training injuries, busy summer), and I wasn't sure if and when I would do another marathon.

After having some time off, I've decided to do the 2008 Marine Corps Marathon (26 October), but this time as a member of Team In Training (TNT) to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Team in Training exists to find a cure for leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's Disease, and myeloma.

I have set two lofty personal goals this time around:

1) Raise at least $2,000 dollars on behalf of the Society, a small portion of the $2 million that our Fall Team is aiming to raise.

2) Improve upon last years finish and join an elite group of runners to qualify for the Boston Marathon (finish time goal: under 3 hours 10 minutes)

If you would like more information:
Team in Training: http://www.teamintraining.org
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society: http://www.tlls.org