“Help Me, Help Them”! ANY amount is fine. My Goal: $3000

Picking up my number, pre-race.

We’re off!

Almost there. A brutal last two miles, all uphill!

Finished!! (I reached my personal time goal of 6.2 miles in under 1 hour 13 minutes)

The Second Race, May 2011:

The May 29th, 2011 10K Race was a great success. I finished feeling strong and raised $500 for animal charity! Above are a few shots of me at the finish line and my mother in law giving me a victory hug.

Story Behind The Race:  

My first Run For The Critters was inspired by grief and gratitude. When  my mother passed away in February 2010 after a long slow "dwindling," I  worked out my feelings of loss by running on our country roads. As I was out running one morning, a month or so after mom passed away, I was  suddenly bowled over by a strong sense of gratitude. I was grateful that I could still run at my age (in my 50’s), that I could run in such beautiful  countryside, I felt grateful for so many things. I wanted to give back  somehow. Then an idea hit me: I'd run for the critters. I could set a  goal of running a six-mile race while raising money for animal charity!  That is exactly what I did. In September 2010 I raced in the George  Coope Memorial Road Race Run Adams MA. I won 2nd place in my class, and  raised $1500 for animal charity!

I was so inspired and empowered by the success of my Run For The Critters that I did it again. On May 29th, 2011 I ran the Memorial  Day Lenox 10K and raised $500 for the critters. September 25th 2011, I ran a third Run  For The Critters called the Brock Trot in Lenox, MA and raised $1141. Now I am training for another 10K in May of 2012 where I plan on raising $3000 for the animals and finishing the race in under an hour!

Thank YOU for helping me help them!
 

I am the PROUD Co-Leader of Art For Critters!

Where The Money Goes

All the money raised will again be divided between Old Dog Haven and FieldHaven Feline Rescue

Thank you everyone, for your support and encouragement!

~Melody