William Chong

I’m getting my running shoes on again – this time for my first full marathon on November 1, 2009.

What? You’re crazy!

Yup. You can keep track of my thoughts, observations, training regime here. And there’s an open invite for running buddies as well – I would really benefit from some company on some of the runs, particularly the longer ones.

I’m also running for a new charity this year – Habitat for Humanity. From their website:

Habitat for Humanity in New Zealand is a not-for-profit Christian organisation that works in partnership with people of goodwill and families in housing need, to eliminate sub-standard housing by building, renovating and selling simple, decent houses on an affordable basis.

The first New Zealand house was built by our Franklin affiliate (now part of the Greater Auckland affiliate) in Pukekohe in 1993. We now have 12 affiliate offices throughout New Zealand, and we have helped give over 300 families a hand up into their own home.

I’ve watched their proactive, unselfish work from a distance for a number of years now, and felt that it would be good to support them this time round.

So if you’re not able to come on training runs with me, you can still show your support by going to my fundraising page and donating to Habitat for Humanity.

I’ve thrown down the gauntlet – let’s get it started!

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