takin' it to the streets

I have recently been working on a project called Take a Stand. It is an campaign inspired by the film Bilal's Stand (trailer above) to use "socially conscious media to inspire positive action towards bettering yourself and your community."

Part of my work has been contributing to their blog, so feel free to read what I did over there.

The Cliff's Notes version is that I decided to run a marathon in the style of the organization Run For Congo Women (video below).

Fast forward to yesterday. A friend dropped out of the Marine Corps Marathon because she is suffering from a horrible hip injury. I might be able to run it. I have three weeks.

Can it be done?

Apparently Runner's World says yes. I don't have time to do the 'moral marathon' or 'physically safe' marathon of my dreams. But, the challenge is on for me. Per usual, I have been using the Blues Brother's as motivation.