Run, Kosin, Run!

It's been an unusually busy week on this sleepy little blog--and that may not be such a bad thing.

Yes, like the dust-covered box of porn you pull from the closet when you finally get the place to yourself for a few days, this blog has been in some pretty regular usage this Jan-Feb of 2011.

Of course much of that had to do with the AMAZING FROSTATRONIC BLIZZTASTIC SNOWPOCAL-okay, I'll stop... the amazing snowstorm that pounded Chitown and cried out for commentary.

Its also the fact that after TWENTYTEN being a year of almost non-stop production on films, I am recommitting myself to writing this year. That also means I finally have a little bit more free time now that I'm not driving up to Valley Glen for a side-car bicycle or schlepping down to Gardena to get a hockey goal from Play-It-Again Sports. Nothing beats the glamor of producing!

Anyway, its all for the best because today, this shameless and often hypocritical display of self-promotion will be used for the forces of GOOD. And JUSTICE. And the AMERICAN WAY. It is forum for me to announce that I am going to run the San Diego Rock n' Roll Half-Marathon on June 5th in order to raise money for the mission to wipe out blood cancer.

Oh yeah, IT'S ON.

It's ON like motherf****n JAMES CAAN.

Short version of why/how: last summer when I was doing all that producing/schlepping I became friends with someone on the crew who was a huge marathoner*.

*Now, I don't know if its because I'm older and my friends are older or its just some new cultural thing, but running is really popular right now. Running has got to be like, #3 on the list of what's really "in" (#1 is the iPad and #2 is the phrase just sayin'). I'm already locked into one race this May with the Del Priores, who like to harass me constantly with their training updates. I look forward to doing the same soon enough.

Anyway, this friend told me that she has been involved with this organization called TEAM IN TRAINING which is a group that raises money for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, while also training you to run a race. They meet on the weekends and you run as a group and there's coaches who know important things like how to stretch and what brand of scotch is best before a big race (none, it turns out).

So I looked it up, checked it out, and it all seemed pretty great--do something active and healthy while raising money for a really good cause. Its a win-win. Which is really EASY for me to say now since I haven't started the training/fund-raising yet. Still, how hard can it be to prepare to run 10 miles when I've never run more than a 4K while also trying to convince people to give up money in the middle of a recession? How hard is all that?!!!?

Oh, and a half-marathon is actually 13.1 miles??!?!!?!

No problem!!! Hahahaha!


*hyperventilates*

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*passes out*

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*soils self*

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Seriously, though. I know its not going to be easy, especially while I'm also getting ready to WORK and graduate and enter the real world. But, I feel like its just the right time to do this. And I think it will force me to become more disciplined and focused with my time. Which can be an issue for guy who usually thinks something will take just two minutes, then discovers it actually takes five......days....and still isn't done.

But that is the challenge ahead. In order to keep me motivated I'm employing YOU, my friends and family back home and random autobots posting refinancing ads in the comments section, to help KEEP ME HONEST.

There is a new feature to the blog ------>      (up a bit from here ^)

Just below the @mkosin Twitter feed, my own little fund-raising bar and 'DONATE' button.

Click and you will be taken to my TEAM IN TRAINING page which is sort of a blog like this, except the goal will be to make and raise money (unlike this one, which flushes money down the toilet).

There I'll keep a running/fund-raising journal and will also try and spread some awareness about the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

Aaaand that's it. And how about it? Bet you didn't see that coming!

Unless I told you about it already. But whatever. Now its official. Now its on the INTERNET. So you know its true.

All right, I have to go to bed now because I gotta wake up tomorrow to start training for this crazy thing. Just need a little motivation since I haven't officially started the Team in Training program yet.

Something...simple.

Something....direct.

Something....obvious.
 
Like....

Sprint, Kosin, sprint?  OR..... Jog, Kosin, jog? OR..... Make haste, Kosin, make haste!?

Bob Zemeckis, got anything?

Oh, yeah, of course......



RUN, KOSIN, RUN!




-MK