This September I'll be running the DC Half Marathon with Team FNIH. Help me turn expensive running shoes into something productive.

To participate, I need to raise $1,000 for the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH), which supports research and partnerships that help advance treatments and medical breakthroughs for countless diseases.

So here's the deal:

You donate

I run 13.1 miles

Everybody wins (except maybe my knees).

Any amount helps, and I'd greatly appreciate your support. Thanks for helping me reach my goal. Now excuse me while I go run circles around DC pretending this was a good idea.