Please consider supporting me by making a contribution to my fundraiser and sharing this page with your family and friends. Every dollar I raise will advance Organization for Autism Research's great cause!
I ran with them for London Marathon 2022 and Chicago Marathon 2023, 2024. I will continue to make my running more meaningful by bringing awareness to the research that's being done to help those with autism. My younger brother is one of those unfortunate people that have to struggle through life with autism.
100% of your donation will go to the charity. I will be paying for race registration, travel, accommodations, and other trip costs on my own.
WHY RUN FOR AUTISM? 1 in 36 children in the U.S. is diagnosed with autism. By joining the RUN FOR AUTISM team, you’re supporting OAR’s mission to fund research and resources that help people with autism and their families today.
Here are some of the ways that OAR uses the funds raised by the RUN FOR AUTISM team:
$10 provides a Curriculum in a Box professional development set to general education teachers. $25 provides 15 copies of A Guide to Safety to families and first responders. $100 provides the Kit for Kids peer education resource to an entire elementary or middle school. $150 provides 100 copies of a Life Journey through Autism guidebook sent to a community support group or military installation. $1,000 provides a research grant for a graduate student studying autism. $3,000 provides a scholarship for a student with autism to attend college. $50,000 fully underwrites an applied research pilot study.
JUN 17
06/14/2025: Another warm race and the left leg cramped up again at about 8.5 miles into the race. Fortunately, I was able to regroup and finished in 1:53:15.
JUN 8
06/07/2025: The right ankle was feeling a little gimpy, but it held up enough for me to run about a 7:45 min/mile pace from start to finish. I finished in 1:41:56.
JUN 6
06/01/2025: It's always a successful race when I don't poop my pants! :) I finished in 4:46:25.
JUN 5
05/26/2025: I ran a smart race pace wise and was able to finish back under 2 hours at one of my favorite, Laguna Hills Memorial Day Half Marathon. I finished in 1:54:48.
MAY 22
05/17/2025: I ran the RBC Brooklyn Half Marathon. Ran with the 1:50 pace group through about mile 4, then they pulled away on the hills. It was quite humid, so I cramped up during the 9th mile, finishing in 2:03:22.
MAY 12
5/10/2025: I ran the Santa Barbara Wine Country Half Marathon. My body was just fully recovered from consecutive weekends of racing. It also did not help that it was a warm day! I finished in 2:03:46.
MAY 7
5/4/2025: May the 4th be with you! I struggled through the OC Marathon as my lungs were still producing a lot of phlegm. I finished in 4:57:43.
MAY 2
4/27/2025: I ran the rescheduled Rose Bowl Half Marathon. I took a pretty hard fall at about 3.5 miles into the race. Although I had a pretty bloody left knee and road rash, I was able to get back up and finish the race in 1:59:32.
APR 15
4/12/2025: I definitely did not feel 100% recovered from last weekend's marathon. I mainly stuck to running 8:30 min miles, finishing in 1:51:35.
APR 13
4/5/2025: I attempted a sub-4 at the REVEL Mt Charleston Marathon. I came up a couple of minutes short, but I set a new PR, 4:01:54.
MAR 24
3/23/2025: Running felt much easier after recovering from the flu and having full use of my lungs. Although I did cramp up a bit near mile 11 right before the nice long downhill stretch. Finished in 1:52:06..
MAR 19
3/16/2025: I had a rough race, but I completed the Los Angeles Marathon in 5:07:02.
MAR 11
3/9/2025: Probably not the smartest way to recover from yesterday's tough trail marathon, I ran the LA Chinatown Firecracker 10k. I finished in 53:41.
MAR 10
3/8/2025: Having just come off of a cold, I struggled through the Griffith Park Trail Marathon in 6:56:45. The course was much tougher than the last time I ran it in 2014!
MAR 4
3/2/2025: I woke up feeling a bit under the weather. Was tempted to take a DNS. After the first mile, I knew that I would not be very spry today. Finished in 2:02:16, about 6 minutes slower than last year.
MAR 3
2/23/2025: I ran the Ventura Marathon in 4:18:04. It got pretty warm in the second half.
FEB 19
2/16/2025: I completed the Palm Desert Half Marathon in 1:50:46. Was able to get a bit faster after shedding some more holiday weight! :)
FEB 16
2/8/2025: I completed the Mesa Marathon in 4:23:53. It got a bit toasty during the 2nd half of the race!
FEB 5
2/1/2025: I ran the Disneyland 10k in 49:42. 2/2/2025: I ran the Disneyland Half Marathon in 1:54:58 to complete the Dumbo Double Dare!
FEB 4
1/26/2025: I finished the Fred Lebow Half Marathon in 1:53:44. It was my first time running through Central Park where there was still snow on the ground!
JAN 18
I finished the Dopey Challenge for the 12th consecutive time to remain a Perfect Dopey! 5k: 24:28, 10k: 50:11, Half Marathon: 2:06:54, Marathon: 5:11:03
JAN 16
1/4/2025: I ran the Citrus Heritage Run Half Marathon as my first race of 2025. I finished in 1:52:04.
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