The Challenge

Once again, I am raising money for the American Heart Association’s Heart Walk, but this year is going to be a little bit different: Instead of doing our non-competitive 5K, I’ve decided to run The New York City Marathon for the cause. Heart Disease and Stroke are aggressive killers, so I have set an aggressive personal goal in running 26.2 miles, as I’ve never run more than 14 miles. It bears to reason that I’m also setting an aggressive fundraising goal. I want to raise $100 a mile, so for 26.2 miles, that’s $2,620.

I’m raising this money to fight our nation’s No.1 killer and I’m asking for your help. I am looking for 26 sponsors at $100 a piece. If you sponsor me, I will run the mile you sponsor for you. So, for the race, I will write your name on my arm and as I pass into your mile, I will be thinking of you or the loved one you choose. That’s right – I’ll have you in my thoughts for the entire (God willing) 7 to 8 minutes. As a side note, if I get sick on your mile, you have to pay double.

I know $100 is a lot of money, so if that amount is just outside your budget, maybe you can find someone who will split this amount with you and together you can sponsor a mile. If you can’t sponsor a mile, any amount will do. Also, if you want to sponsor more than one mile, I’d be thrilled.

I have committed to this intense training process because of how strongly I feel for the live-saving work the American Heart Association is doing. I’ve set my sights on the New York City Marathon on Sunday, November 3 and although the race is just under 200 days from now, my training has already begun.

Please click on this link: Jake's Website to make an online donation today to be a part of the American Heart Association’s efforts to raise $1 million dollars in one day. Save my link on your favorites to monitor my progress toward the goal of $2,620. If you are uncomfortable making an online donation, please send a check made out to the American Heart Association to my home address at:

Jake Logan
4972 NW 45th Rd. #104
Gainesville, FL 32606

I plan on sending several e-mails out detailing the trials and tribulations of the training process, which promise to be entertaining enough in their own right to warrant a $100 donation. Also, there is some talk of a website with pictures and the like, so we’ll see.

Again, thank you so much for your support. If you donate, shoot me an e-mail back saying what mile you want and why so I can reserve your space right away.

Off And Running

It’s been less than a week since I launched the Marathon fundraising campaign and we’ve already raised $620! There’s still another $2,000 to go, but this is an encouraging start.

Thank you to the following people for their generous donations: Cindy Coto, Dawn Hall, Nate & Paula Wolf (mile 1), George Logan, Karen Kayir (mile 7) and Max Logan (out of his allowance, Max has the final .2). I donated personally and think I’ll take the 5th mile. Additionally, I have verbal commitments for miles 9 and 6.

When I get the opportunity to add to this, I will talk a little more about my history as a runner and what got me going again, but I wanted to send a quick thank you to those who got this campaign rolling and to encourage others to join them and reserve a mile of their own. Click on this link: Jake's Website to donate to my website and monitor my progress.