I went to my first informational meeting about being part of Team Challenge yesterday and decided that YES I will do this! I am very excited about raising money towards Crohn’s and Colitis and running on behalf of everyone that has been affected for my first Half Marathon in Napa on July 18th. Team Challenge has only been around for a couple years and they are similar to Team in Training but raising money for a different cause. I found out about them because I got a flier at the Chinese New Year Run in Chinatown SF in February of 2010 and I was thinking. okay if I’m going to do a half marathon I should train for it. Yes you have to raise money but you get your own website to send to people, they help you fundraising ideas, sending letters, etc. Also you have weekly runs so you can build up your tolerance to run or walk that bad boy marathon! Crohn’s and Colitis is a disease that many people are aware of yet if you bring it up someone knows someone that was affected it. We need to run in order to find a cure! Here is my page where I am raising money for. 2600 by July 2010! I encourage you to run with me or become a donor! Every little bit helps! Everyone that I’ve met at Team Challenge has been so nice. I am excited for the training and meeting more people!