I’m Running A Marathon… Why I’m Doing This??
Posted on 13. Nov, 2009 by Eric Goldstein in Contribution, Inspiration, Personal Development
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Yes, You Read That Right… I’m Running A Marathon!
26.2 Miles Baby!!! So you may be thinking… ‘What has inspired me to do this?’ This race symbolizes so many things to me right now, and I want to share it with you. I’m all about being transparent… so I want to share other parts of my life with you.
So Why Am I Doing This Crazzzzy Race??
For one… I’m a GIVER! I’m running this race to raise money for the ‘Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’. This is a charity that I’ve been supporting for about 5 years. I’ve done a handful of triathlons to help the society… but it’s been a few years since I’ve done anything with them.
Also, I’ve made a commitment to myself to get back into “endurance race shape”. I’ve allowed myself to get caught up in being an entrepreneur and haven’t been training the way I used to. Now don’t get me wrong… I’m very appreciative for what is going on with my business… but i’m all about living a balanced life.
I’m always stepping up my game and playing BIG in life. It’s all about setting new standards for yourself! I know by sharing this with all of you out there… you will keep me accountable to completing the race.
So When Is The Race?
The race is on May 2nd of this coming year in Vancouver Canada. I signed my papers yesterday so I’m officially in. Let me share with you how AMAZING the Universe is. Yesterday I sign up for my first marathon, and Stu Mittleman is speaking in New York City.
Stu Mittleman ran across the USA… from California to New York! I think the man knows a little bit about what it takes to complete a marathon. I had the pleasure of listening to his talk. The man is brilliant! I also have the honor of running with Stu in Central Park this Saturday.
Here is a quick video of me and Stu last night hangin’ out after his talk. Check it out:
Do You Support Me In My Journey?
I will be sharing my journey to the marathon with you. This is going to be a HUGE growth step for me. There are so many life lessons that are going to come out of this.
There are going to be those times when it’s 5AM, it’s time to run 15 miles… and I don’t feel like doing it! I’ll be sharing all of that will you… so stay tuned. I also will be asking for you to help me raise money to support the foundation. My fund raising goal is $4300. Help me ROCK that for the foundation!
One Of My Patient Hero’s… Gotta Love Her!
I’ve been truly inspired by some of the ‘patient hero’s’ that I’ve met during my time supporting the Leukemia & Lymphoma foundation. One that has truly touched my heart is little Francesca Mollo. This girl is a trooper! Check her out with her cute little braids 
She has been through something crazzzzy like 900 straight days of chemo therapy! She is one of the main reasons why I’m drawn back to the society. So please help me in helping to change the lives of people like Francesca by making a donation.
Also… if your life has been effected by Leukemia or Lymphoma, I want you to share your story with me. It could have been your own life, a friends life or a family member… whatever it is, share it with me. I’m want to run this race in their name.
So for everyone that sends me in a video, a picture or a story about someone’s life that has been touched by this… I’m going to wear that person’s name on my jersey during the race and cross the finish line in their honor:)
PLEASE ‘retweet’ this post and share it will all of your Twitter followers. Let’s all come together and run this race together. I’ll do the miles… you just have to share and support!
Before I head out… Are there areas of your life where you have let things slip a bit? Are you ready to STEP UP and SET A NEW STANDARD for yourself? Share with me below so I can support you on your journey:)
I thank you for taking your time to read this post today. Stay tuned for my ‘Road To The Marathon’…
Speak soon…
Yours In Contribution,
Eric Goldstein
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Jacki Smith
13. Jan, 2010
Hello Eric,
Running a marathon for such a GREAT cause is AWESOME! It is also inspiring to me as I am running my first Triathlon this year and could use some motivation.
I became a Health Coach after losing my Mother to Cancer. I specialize in counseling people with cancer with their diet, exercise and on living a healthy life. I have met some amazing people during the last 12 years that are living healthy lives and are beating this disease. I am going to forward this to my groups.
I will be following your journey,
Jacki
Eric Goldstein
13. Jan, 2010
Hey Jacki,
So you’re doing a Tri… nice! I’ve done
a handful of those a few years back. I’ve
come to truly LOVE swimming.
Thank you for being a force for GOOD in
the world. It’s because of people like you
who are out making a difference, that this
world is a great place to live in:)
Rachel Blower
01. Jan, 2010
Eric, you truly have inspired me to train for another 1/2 marathon. Blessings to you on your journey!
Take Care,
Rachel Blower
Eric Goldstein
05. Jan, 2010
Rachel,
So great to hear! Which 1/2
are you going to sign up for?
Cheryl Rozovsky
07. Dec, 2009
Eric,
You are an incredible inspiration and I so appreciate how you LEAD by example! I would love to be witness to this great event with you in Vancouver. In fact, I’ll set the intention to be with you each morning, in spirit, as you train, supporting you and inspiring you if you need it.
Eric Goldstein
07. Dec, 2009
Thank you Cheryl… My training has been
awesome! Early morning runs… followed
by a yummy meditation and I’m ready to
receive the beauty that the Universe brings
into my life!
Rock n Roll…
Lynne
25. Nov, 2009
Eric, thank you so much for your commitment to help raise money for research. I was diagnosed with Lymphoma in May 08 during a double bypass open heart surgery, it was crazy having 2 life threatening diseases at the same time! If it wasn’t for the knowledge that is now available about cancer I would not have made it, I just had my one year clear. Sadly I lost 2 friends to Lymphoma at the same time, so more research is needed to prevent anyone having to go through cancer.
Please would you add Christina and Deirdre to you T-shirt.
Many thanks,
Lynne
Eric Goldstein
26. Nov, 2009
Lynne,
Congrats on your 1 year clear! It’s my
pleasure to help and raise funds… it’s my
way of contributing beyond myself.
I just added Christina and Dierdre’s name
to my list. I will be wearing their names on
my jersey on race day. If you’d like me to add
their last names send them my way:)
Keep shining:)
Katie Freiling
20. Nov, 2009
Wow, Eric Congratulations! That\’s super exciting news! And you\’re doing such a beautiful thing for all those people
Thanks for sharing your story with us!
Eric Goldstein
20. Nov, 2009
Thanks Katie for your support!
Because of you teaching me blogging
I can share this with the world:)
Eric Goldstein
23. Nov, 2009
Thank you for the support Katie!
Really looking forward to all the growth
that comes from this event… stay tuned
for more:)
Phyllis Ryser
19. Nov, 2009
Good Luck , Eric. Have a wonderful time giving to so many people. We wish you all the luck and a wonderful race.
Phyllis
Eric Goldstein
19. Nov, 2009
Thank you Phyllis… I appreciate the words:)
CFA
16. Nov, 2009
Hello Eric, I see you are doing a great job here, Thanks for following me on twitter that led me to your site. Keep up the good work.
Eric Goldstein
16. Nov, 2009
CFA… Thanks for the good words!
Laura DeMeo
15. Nov, 2009
Hey Eric, WAY TO GO!! I am really excited to follow you along your journey…support a cause and getting into great shape as well! I am sharing this with my Ironman friend who recently lost his mother to Leukemia. It would be so awesome for you to have her name on your shirt! Thanks for sharing!
Laura
Eric Goldstein
16. Nov, 2009
Thank you for your support Laura!
I’m looking forward to getting advice
from you along the way… being you
are an IRONMAN:)
Emilio
14. Nov, 2009
My hat goes off to you man!
Truly inspring, and one more “to do” in my “to do list”
Cheers,
Emilio
Eric Goldstein
16. Nov, 2009
Hey Emilio,
Thanks for poppin’ in to my blog. Looking
forward to sharing my journey with you:)
Tony
14. Nov, 2009
I am so excited to be training with you for this race. To be able to train for a race with TNT is amazing and to do it with such a great buddy is such a blessing.
This is gonna be tooooo fun !!!
Tony
Eric Goldstein
16. Nov, 2009
Tony,
I feel the same way my friend. It’s going
to be a great journey… wooohooooo!
MIko Rudzki
14. Nov, 2009
Good for you Eric. Big challenge that will make you much stronger.
I want to commit to something to. It’s not gonna be running marathon(at least not yet:). I simply want to force myself to get out of bed early, to have more time to do more positive staff with my day.
I commit to starting my week getting up at 6 a.m. every monday.
Eric Goldstein
16. Nov, 2009
Miko,
Great to hear that you are going to commit
to waking up early each day… what a great
feeling it is!
One thing… I believe our vocabulary is very
important. So when you say ‘force’, you’re
confirming to yourself that it’s something you
don’t want to do.
Maybe switch the word to ‘choose’… I choose
to get out of bed early. Just a suggestion:)
Heather Taskovics
14. Nov, 2009
Holy cow! That’s awesome, Eric! Kudos to you for committing to something so huge!
I’m so happy to hear that you are running for the L&L Foundation. Many years ago, a dear childhood friend of my sister’s passed away from leukemia at the age of 22. It was not something any of us ever expected to witness at such a young adult age. Your work with the foundation is highly commendable. Thank you for doing this.
I look forward to seeing your progression and transformation as the race date approaches.
Best wishes to you on this amazing journey!
Heather
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Eric Goldstein
16. Nov, 2009
Heather,
Leukemia & Lymphoma is something that
has touched many lives. I’m very grateful
that I have the opportunity to lend a hand
and help make a difference:)
If your sister would like me to carry her friends
name on my jersey on race day… let me know:)
Don Enck
13. Nov, 2009
That is awesome Eric. I will be following along on your journey and shouting from the sidelines to give you support. Timing is everything in life. I just recently connected with you and have been getting to know you. A little over a week ago my wife found out that her little brother (45) was diagnosed with Lymphoma. His name is Derrick. He begins radiation treatment next Friday and will under go that until 12/10. At that time they will determine what the next step will be. Indications so far are that they caught it early and things will hopefully be favorable.
I’ll be in your corner.
Don Enck
Eric Goldstein
16. Nov, 2009
Don,
Please let me know if you would like me
to wear his name on my jersey for the race.
Thank you for your support and being in
my corner:)
Donna Brogan
13. Nov, 2009
Eric,
You are a wonderful person for stepping up to do this for a great cause. I know you will do well. You are an inspirational person. Looking forward to following your progress.
Eric Goldstein
16. Nov, 2009
Donna,
Thank you for your good words!!!
DJ Morris
13. Nov, 2009
Awesome news, and I will look forward to following your journey. I did a 140.6 mile Ironman in 2008, and remember all the preparation and training, but it all started years before with the though of doing marathons
….you can do it Eric and you will be happy you did. It is a very gratifying accomplishment, especially doing it in the name of a charity!
Yours in health,
DJ Morris
Eric Goldstein
16. Nov, 2009
DJ,
Thanks for the words of advice. Anything that
we set our sites on an accomplish, always feels
good… looking forward to crossing that finish line:)
Shirley Muhammad
13. Nov, 2009
Hi Eric, I am really inspired by your blog post today. I first learned about Stu at a UPW event held by Tony Robbins last summer. I made a promise to myself that I would work up to doing a marathon at least once in my life. I was just telling my coach yesterday that I want to run my first 5K race. Your post reminded me to go ahead and stop talking and start doing. I’m going to go sign up, pay the fee and get my shirt. It’s time for action. Thanks!
Eric Goldstein
13. Nov, 2009
Right on Shirley! Way to STEP UP
and take action. Be sure to come back
and let me know how you did:)
Steve Hachey
13. Nov, 2009
Hey Eric,
That is so awesome! The toughest part was likely pulling the trigger….Now it is go time my friend. You will do so well. This is without question going to inspire me to do something that I wouldn’t ordinarily do. I will have to give it some thought and let you know what challenge I am going to take on!
Looking forward to your progress reports.
Best of luck
Cheers
Steve
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Eric Goldstein
13. Nov, 2009
It most definitely is GO time my friend!
Keep me updated on what you decide as
I would like to support you:)
Donny Gamble
13. Nov, 2009
I think that having the ability to give back is one of the funniest things to do because you know deep down that you made an impact in someone else’s life. I love to see look on a person’s face when you just helped them out or lended them a hand. Life is not all about what we want, it is what we can do to help satisfy the needs of others and then worry about ourselves.
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Eric Goldstein
16. Nov, 2009
Right on Donny!
When we give back we feel good… when
we ‘feel’ good, we attract good:)
David Kluge
13. Nov, 2009
Hi Eric,
Way to go with running a marathon and getting back into endurance race shape. I love it! Way to think big and follow that up with ACTION. On those mornings that you don’t feel like training, you think about 900 straight days of chemo. That puts things in perspective real quick. I’m stepping up by running in 2 triathlons next year. I enjoy the challenge.
Thanks for sharing Eric.
David Kluge
Eric Goldstein
13. Nov, 2009
Hey David,
Thinking about little Francesca having
to do those 900 days of chemo… will
surely get my a$$ out of bed to run:)
Thanks for stoppin’ in…
Kary Rogney
13. Nov, 2009
Eric! You are amazing buddy! Truly inspiring!
This is going to be a lot of fun to follow you
on you journey. And what a great cause to
support! Thanks so much for sharing…
Blessings on your trek,
Kary
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Eric Goldstein
13. Nov, 2009
Hey Kary,
Thanks for your support! It’s going
to be a lot of fun to share my journey
with you:)
Keep rockin’ the scene bro!
Eleni Liapakis
13. Nov, 2009
Eric
All I have to say is that YOU ROCK MAN!!! I always say I would like to do a marathon but I really dislike running…I am super healthy and love working out but running that distance takes so much more than just physical endurance! I am so proud of you and look forward to seeing your training updates!!!
GO FOR IT!!
Love the vid with STU!
Eleni
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Eric Goldstein
13. Nov, 2009
Thanks Eleni! Stu talks all about learning
to enJOY running… and not just that, learning
to enJOY all we do.
Most people are so focused on the outcome
and they lose the moment… big smiles Eleni:)
Therese Miu
13. Nov, 2009
Eric, How F U N !!~! I can’t wait to see your journey of training and getting back into “endurance race shape”. This is going to be Incredible!!~! I am actually doing a run this weekend. I’ve been training for 2 weeks now. Just helping a friend out with her goal of running 100 5/K-10K for 2009. I am truly excited as well. Thanks for sharing! I am looking forward to see you soar and accomplish your goal of running 26.2 miles. I’ll send GREAT energy your way
Love Light & Blessings
Therese Miu
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Eric Goldstein
13. Nov, 2009
Thanks for the support Therese!
So great to hear that you are running some
races out your way as well:) Thanks for the
energy…