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This article originally appeared on\u00a0jewishpress.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

It was a lovely Sunday afternoon in the park when I bumped into a friend whom I hadn\u2019t seen in a long time. After the obligatory pleasantries were exchanged, she tentatively asked me if something was wrong with my health. \u201cNo,\u201d I responded, confused. \u201cI\u2019m doing better than ever.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSo what\u2019s wrong?\u201d she asked. \u201cHave you lost your job?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, not at all! Where are you getting this from?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverything okay with the family?\u201d she asked. \u201cHow is everybody doing?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHoney, everything\u2019s great,\u201d I assured her. \u201cWhat makes you think something\u2019s wrong?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTo be honest,\u201d she responded, \u201cyou look terrible! You\u2019re covered in sweat, you can barely breathe, you look like you haven\u2019t showered in a week, and you lost a lot of weight. So I just assumed something must be wrong.\u201d I laughed and looked down at my soak-stained T-shirt. \u201cOf course I look terrible,\u201d I told her. \u201cI\u2019m in the middle of a workout.\u201d<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been called many things in my life \u2013 but a runner is certainly not one of them. I run to catch the bus, I run after my toddler, and, like everybody else, I run after the occasional ice cream truck. But to purposely run for the sake of working out? Well, that goes against everything I stand for!<\/p>\n

It was for this very reason that nobody believed I would be running a half-marathon this coming January in beautiful Miami Beach. My friends told me that I can\u2019t just pull an \u201cApril Fools\u201d in the middle of October, my parents laughed, and my 3-year-old simply asked, \u201cMommy, where are you running? To the manicure store before they close?\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>But the truth is that I committed to running this marathon for a great cause. Yachad, the National Jewish Council for Disabilities<\/a>, is an organization that is dedicated to addressing the needs of people with disabilities and including them in the Jewish community. This year, for the third consecutive year, Yachad has put together a team of runners from all over the country to compete in the ING Miami Marathon and Half Marathon<\/a> in January 2012. Each team member commits to raising a set amount of money and, in exchange, they get an all-expense paid trip to Miami, including accommodations, airfare, and entrance into the race.<\/p>\n

As much as the next person, I love pushing myself to the extreme and working my knees till they bleed. But nonetheless, I must honestly say that my intentions are completely pure, and I have no ulterior motives for doing this. I am certainly not doing it for the Miami trip, or the beautiful sunshine in the dead of winter, or the Shabbaton, weekend and parties. Not me! I\u2019m the type of person that will travel all the way down to Florida, eat as much sushi as they stuff down my throat, meet as many amazing people as they force me to meet (and on top of it all, get in the best shape of my life) \u2013 all for the selfless act of raising money for a good cause.<\/p>\n

And so, being the selfless person that I am, I invite all of you to share in my one-of-a-kind experience, and run with Team Yachad this coming January. If you can\u2019t join personally, any and all donations are always appreciated. Visit www.teamyachad.com to check out all the runners and sponsor someone, or sign up and check out all the great things included in the trip. Get ready for the most amazing, fulfilling and rewarding experience of your life. See you there!<\/p>\n

\n

Shaindy Urman<\/strong>\u00a0is a freelance writer living in Brooklyn. She can be reached at\u00a0shaindy@jewishpress.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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