sian Wheatcroft
Boston to New york
Fundraising for The Sheffield Royal Society for the Blind
Story
http://youtu.be/JPSoAVGhDPY
My name is Simon and I'm a blind ultra marathon runner. Although i had competed in a 100 mile race, I had never run a marathon, I had a slot in the 2014 NYC marathon. NYC is tantalisingly close to Boston. Boston is the home of RunKeeper. I could run from Boston to NYC, then compete in the NYC marathon? It would only be around 260 miles it seemed perfectly achievable. As my adventure had also started at the birth of my first son, it also seemed apt that my son would run with me. Therefore, I would fly him out to run the last mile and have my youngest son run the last few metres. The idea was sorted, now I just needed to make it a reality.
I knew RunKeeper would assist me but I needed another partner, someone that could help make this a reality. I found airbnb, a fantastic company, they instantly felt like the perfect match. They have a product that is accessible through a smartphone, hosts all over the world, and they are even disruptive to a market.
Perhaps the thing that interested me the most was getting to meet lots of hosts along the way. I have always enjoyed sharing my story with others, so the idea of staying with local people from the community, whom I could share my story and they could share theres, seemed wonderful. Thankfully, airbnb agreed.
So its official, I will run from Boston to NYC, have an opportunity to stay with wonderful people and run the marathon.
I will be updating at a furious pace over the next few weeks, as I begin my run on the 23rd of October and arrive in Central Park on the 31st of October. I will be live streaming a whole host of content of the run live and will have a dedicated website, so stay tuned on here and on my twitter for a whole host of updates.
Im raising money for the sheffield royal society for the blind. An amazing charity local to me that help blind and sight impaired people in all aspects of daily life. They also have an amazing baby and toddler group for sight impaired children.
Keep up to date with my run on http://bostontonyc.runkeeper.com