7
Marathons on 7 Continents
Bringing
the World Together for Hope and Healing
The
Clinic of Angels is excited to announce the kick off of what promises to
be an adventurous, challenging and inspiring journey of 7 Marathons on 7
Continents. Jim O’Brien, a
29 year old resident of
Chicago
, announced in November 2007 that he will join other avid runners in a
marathon series that will take him around the globe, literally.
Jim shared that
he learned of the work at Clinic of Angels through a college friend who
happened to be the son of our founder, Dr. Michael J. Cichon.
He was inspired by stories of patients with highly complex
illnesses finally seeing dramatic improvement under the care of Dr.
Cichon, often with financial assistance from Clinic of Angels.
Jim
chose Clinic of Angels, specifically, because he feels the parallels
between what lies ahead of him athletically and the realities of what
sicker, chronically ill patients are battling are striking.
Specifically, he noted that it is “all about the journey” not
just about the end. He also
wanted to run for a smaller charity with which he had a personal
connection and could see the impact on a grass roots level.
Much like
chronic illness, Jim’s journey will require tenacity, resilience and
courage to go through the ups and downs of training and varying race
conditions. In bittersweet
irony, Jim will span the globe to test his athleticism and endurance in
the very outdoors that countless Americans no longer have the health to
enjoy.
Jim’s
worldwide journey will include events in:
·
Anchorage
,
Alaska
on June 21, 2008
·
Dublin
,
Ireland
on October 27, 2008
·
Hong Kong
in February 2009
·
Brisbane
,
Australia
in July 2009
·
Mt. Kilimanjaro
,
Tanzania
in March of 2010
·
Sao Paulo
,
Brazil
in June 2010
·
Final “Ice
Marathon” in
Antarctica
in December 2010.
This final race will actually be 100 km or 62.1 miles in distance.
Jim
plans on finishing 3 marathons and 1 ultra event measuring 32 miles in
distance before heading off for the 7 / 7 Challenge.
He has made it clear that he will incur all of the expenses of his
travels and hopes other driven runners will contact Clinic of Angels to
join our Clinic of Angels Dream Team.
Runners can join Jim for one or all events.
We hope you will spread the word about this truly inspiring venture and
contact us to be a single or corporate donor, member of our running team,
or to sponsor a team member as they join Jim in raising sorely needed
monies to continue our work of hope and healing for so many under-counted,
under-treated, and under-represented patients.
News
on:
Training
Tips
Jim's
Health
Results
of Last Race
Travel
to next race and updates of continent

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