With the arrival of spring and warmer weather, I have been busy training for the Cherry Blossom 10 miler and the Country Music Half Marathon. I’ve also been practicing and rehearsing for Juggleville, an annual juggling show I have been a part of for the past 5 years (which opens tonight!). Unfortunately, this means that this blog has continued to remain neglected. I say “unfortunately,” not because there are many of you out there interested in the adventures of this Nashville Joggler (yet), but because I have been procrastinating in my fundraising for a great cause while training for the half marathon with Team Barefoot.
No, I haven’t started joggling without shoes. But, I am training to joggle the Country Music Half Marathon again, and have had the privilege of running and training with Run Barefoot. We are a loosely-knit group of runners training together for either the full or half marathon and raising money for Barefoot Republic, a great organization that runs a summer camp and provides opportunities to children who might not otherwise be able to attend camp. From their website:
Barefoot Republic seeks to celebrate diversity and build unity through a diverse platform of artistic, athletic and action adventure programs.
I am proud to support Barefoot Republic not only because I have benefited from being able to train with a group of runners (many of whom have much more running experience than me), but also because I believe in their mission and am excited about the opportunities they are providing for local children. If you would like to donate to Barefoot Republic through our team fund to support this wonderful organization (or because you want to help me prove that I can simultaneously run, juggle, and raise money), please use the button below, or select the Run Barefoot Fund option on Barefoot’s donation page.
When completing your donation via PayPal, enter my name (Jason Tan) in the notes field. If you would rather donate via check, just let me know.
What a great cause!! Jason, are you the one who passed my group (Hooping for Hope, the massive amount of ladies with pink hula hoops) when we were out training last Saturday? Someone passed us at one point & said he is a joggler. I’ll see ya at the Half-marathon, I’ll be looking for you guys!
Hi Kristen! Yes, that was me. I was excited to see the mass of hoopers last week
I just saw that you signed up on our Music City Jugglers email list. I hope you can come hang out with us at Centennial Park on Tuesdays sometime.
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