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Last Thursday the Gap Adventures NYC Concept Store rocked! New Jersey-based bands Copesetic and Bern & the Brights were on hand for our first Race for Kenya fundraising concert. Dozens of supporters came out to mix and mingle and enjoy a night of awesome music. By the end of the night we had raised $346 for the Limuru Center in Kenya.



Check out some videos from the concert:…

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This past Sunday, Superbowl Sunday, while many of you were still in bed, I ran a four-mile race in Central Park. While I’d like to think that the thirty-five minutes spent running justified me in sitting on a couch to watch a football game and drink beer for four hours, the real motivation for the run was to further my goal of raising money for the Limuru Center in Kenya. I have already raised $152 toward our goal. Thanks to everyone for their support.



I continue to run multiple times… Continue

This Saturday I woke up at 5:30 in the morning to run the Fred Lebow Classic in Central Park. This five-mile run is put on by the New York Road Runners to celebrate the legacy of the NYRR co-founder and president Fred Lebow. When I got out of the subway the temperature gauge read 20° Fahrenheit (-7° Celsius). It was a brutal day, but my only goal was to finish the race.



Twenty minutes before the race I went to the baggage area to drop off my pea coat. I was informed by a bellowing… Continue

This past fall I turned 26. I began thinking about the things I

wanted to accomplish in my life, so I created a list of 30 things to

do before I turn 30. Number one on that list was to run a marathon.

It’s something I’ve always wanted to do and thought it would be a good

thing to achieve while I’m still young, fit and not too encumbered by

responsibilities. I immediately entered myself in a lottery for entry

in the New York City Marathon and began a training… Continue