One Song.
On Repeat.
26.2 Miles.
I'm running the NYC Marathon on November 1. My goal is to raise $26,200. If I hit my goal, I will listen to a single song, on repeat, for the entire race. Every dollar counts, and every donor gets a say in the one song I'll be stuck with — the torture track — for all 26.2 miles.
Greta, my loving wife, has gleefully decided to get things started with $5,000.
If you give $500 or more, you can record a voice memo that I'll hear for the first time during the race. Roast me, read a recipe, do whatever you want.
Why I'm Running
The Reason: Sam
When Sam was 7 years old, he was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. Overnight, life became a constant calculation of carbs, finger pricks, sensor changes, and late-night alarms.
T1D doesn't take days off, and neither does Sam. He handles every blood sugar drop, pump beep, and interruption with incredible resilience and humor.
If I could donate my pancreas to him, I would carve it out myself as I type this. Unfortunately, science hasn't given us that option yet. Breakthrough T1D is funding the kind of research that will make a real impact.
Running 26.2 miles is hard. But living with an autoimmune disease every single day, without a break, is harder. If Sam can manage that 24/7/365, the absolute least I can do is suffer through 26.2 miles of one terrible song, on repeat, to help fund a cure.
2-Step Process
How It Works
Give at BreakthroughT1D
Vote below on the Torture Track
Vote Here
One Song. On Repeat.
The Torture Track
One song, chosen by donors, will play on repeat for all 26.2 miles — IF WE HIT $26,200. Whichever track has the most votes when the poll closes on October 30 is the one I'm stuck with.
Thank You for the Support
This is all or nothing — every dollar counts! Thank you for your generosity, your encouragement, and for making me do something that is likely illegal under the Geneva Convention.
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