50 marathons and 50 states....

in 50 days. I have always had a little idea about completing a marathon in every state and DC. (Check out my progress) For me, it is a lifetime acheivement goal. A goal that I would like to finish in my 60's or 70's.

When Nikki and I bought "Ultramarathon Man" by Dean Karnazes, it came with a little flyer explaining his "Endurance 50" attempt. We spent some time talking about the attempt and the accomplishment it would be to finish a test of endurance like that. Wow!

Today, Nikki's uncle sent her a story about a guy that is currently on the same journey. Sam Thompson is doing the 50in50in50 challenge in order to bring attention to (as he mentions we've kind of forgot) and raise money for the Katrina rebuilding effort.

The news story about him running the marathon in Seattle is here.

Looking at his home page it says that he has had 62,041 visitors since 6/27/06. That just doesn't seem like enough movement! Dean has The North Face as a title sponsor for his attempt, along with the flyer in the book, which has sold many(?) copies.

Sam has had some publicity regarding his effort, but he could use some more attention (in my opinion). Running bloggers unite and get the word out about Sam's attmept to accomplish this amazing challenge of endurance. And more importantly, raise funds to help rebuild the portions of the gulf coast that remain "un-fixed".