Wanna win a Wii?

Can you say that 10 times, fast? I can't.

The other title I thought of for this post was "If it's Tuesday, it must be... Wichita Falls, TX?"

That's where Tim Borland ran today - Wichita Falls, TX - for his 23rd consecutive Marathon. As I mentioned in my post a couple of days ago, my friend Michelle's husband is undertaking to run 63 marathons in 63 days to raise money and awareness for A-T, a rare childhood disease. Tomorrow Tim will be running in Guthrie, OK. I've been watching the daily video updates of Tim's progress on the ATCureTour blog, and the glimpses into what an impact this effort of Tim's is making on the lives of children and families afflicted with A-T is very inspiring.

They just announced on the ATCureTour blog that they are running a contest to give away a Wii, and all you have to do to enter the contest is post the following section of text about the project, along with the appropriate links. Here's my entry in the contest - and if you have a blog or website and want to enter the contest as well, just follow the Win a Nintendo Wii link to the blog entry describing the contest and follow the directions for how to post the text on your blog. Please help spread the word about Tim's efforts!!

Ultra-runner Tim Borland is running 63 marathons in 63 days in order to raise funds and awareness for the A-T Children’s Project in their quest for a cure or life-improving therapies for ataxia-telangiectasia (A-T). A-T is a rare, neurodegenerative disease that affects children, giving them the combined symptoms of cystic fibrosis, muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy, and cancer. Children with A-T — born seemingly healthy — are usually dependent upon wheelchairs by the age of 10 and often do not survive their teens.

To run with Tim, join a tailgate party, or make a donation, please visit the A-T CureTour website. There, you can also view the daily video blog produced by filmmakers who are making an independent documentary on the A-T CureTour or enter a contest to Win a Nintendo Wii.

If you are at all interested, check the itinerary for Tim's tour at the ATCureTour website, and if he's coming to run near you you could stop by for a tailgate party and show him some support for his efforts! If you do, say hi to Michelle from "Chris and the girls from back at home"!