Want to Run the ING NYC Marathon? NFE Has Only Eight More Spots!

Our top five reasons to run NYC with NFE:

5. It’s a premier race. Where else can you run in the same event as Super Bowl Champion Amani Toomer and other sports elite athletes?
4. Sightseeing Galore. Spanning all five boroughs, the marathon course will take you across five bridges, through cultural neighborhoods and Central Park.
3. Great Music. If the cheers from the sidelines aren’t enough, enjoy more than 100 live bands stationed at regular intervals to motivate you to the next mile. From kilted men holding bagpipes to funky sidewalk bands, there will be live entertainment from start to finish.
2. NFE Family Support. Our staff and team provide support and advice all along the course. In September, NFE will have weekend training runs through Central Park to help for the big day. And, if you don’t live in NYC, take advantage of our online training plans. You can also get personalized training advice from our certified coaches.
1. NF Heroes. Training is tough and some days you probably wonder, why would I ever want to do this? Children and adults with NF have to keep pressing on even on through MRIs, doctor appointments, feeding tubes and other complications of NF. NFE can match you with an NF Hero and you can even meet some of them at our team pasta dinner. Be inspired by knowing that because you have chosen to RuNFor a Reason, you can cross the finish line.

For more information on how to RuNFor a Reason in NYC, please e-mail Molly at (Enable Javascript to see the email address).

Mile High Madness — Join NFE at Rock ‘n’ Roll Denver

With NF Endurance, you never have to run alone again. RuNFor a Reason in Denver.

Ever thought about running a half marathon? Ever thought about running a full marathon? Ever thought about visiting downtown Denver?  Ever thought about making a difference?

Come join NF Endurance to run in the  Rock ‘n’ Roll Denver half or full marathon Oct. 17, 2010; perfect autumn running weather on a smooth and scenic course through beautiful downtown Denver with live entertainment on the course. It’s NFE’s first time running in Denver, and you can help make this event big.

Come run with NFE and experience the power of the team. Never run alone again. RuNFor A Reason. To sign up for some Denver Team Power, go to www.nfendurance.org and select Denver RNR Marathon and Half.

See you on the course!
Toni Huttenlock,
NFE Team Captain

p.s. There is also a relay for this Rock ‘n’ Roll. Grab three friends, bring your neon, and split up the mileage.

NF Endurance. It’s in You. It’s Possible.

RuNFor a Reason in Portland on 10.10.10

By: Jean Fitzgerald

The 2010 Portland Marathon on Oct. 10, 2010 is doing something different this year: offering a half Marathon!  The 3,000 slots went quickly, but NFE has charity slots, and we are hoping that you will fill one of those slots and race for research.

You can be a part of a team that has attained the status of being the nation’s largest publicly funded NF research entity.  Our NFE raised $1.4 million dollars in 2009 for the Children’s Tumor Foundation.  Donations to the NF Endurance Team are restricted for use in the Foundation science and research programs.  NFE continues its commitment to advancing NF research; we now provide close to one third of the funds to support the annual Foundation research budget.  Recent advances in NF research are moving us significantly closer to reaching our goal of FDA approved treatments for neurofibromatosis.

We have added our name to the charity team roster of many events, and our signature neon yellow and blue race singlets are becoming known all over the country.  The ball is definitely rolling.  It is our job now to keep it going…to keep it growing!

Will you join us this year and fill one of these half marathon slots?  We are asking that you raise only $600 — an easy goal to obtain, especially this far out!  This fundraising commitment will cover your registration for the race. To register, go to NF Endurance, view our video, and click on enter site and then sign up.

Our “Gala Pasta Dinner” on Oct. 9, 2010  will be held again in the beautiful Buchan Reception Hall with its lighted courtyard at the First Unitarian Church.  A very special evening is being planned to honor our NF Heroes.

Let’s light up the streets of Portland in our bright neon yellow and ruNFor a Reason!

Need a reason to run? Jonathan Ward will ruNFor Gracie, and you can too! If you sign up for a charity slot, we can match you with a local NF Hero like Gracie. Jonathan has already raised more than $1,000 for NF research to help find a cure for Gracie and the more than two million children and adults who have NF.

Jean Fitzgerald is the NFE Team Captain for the Portland Marathon Weekend. She lives in Portland, Ore., where she helps build awareness about NF through her volunteer support at Foundation events and programs. Help the NFE Portland team reach $35,000 for NF research and ruNFor a reason. For more details about  the benefits of using a NFE charity slot, please e-mail Molly at (Enable Javascript to see the email address).