The next day after I do my last Walk to End Alzheimer's event, we will announce the actual event itself, but let me start you with a teaser: It will be themed "Multi-tasking Til I'm Purple". It will involve walking, running, cliff diving, riding Bigfoot through a forest, all while reading a Dr Suess book or while juggling or something crazy. I also plan it to be multi-site again like 2 years ago when I did the four corners event. :)  Stay tuned for ways to help and for updates! :)

Event History:

 In 2021 I jogged the 37-mile Frisco Highline Trail for the first time with my event. (https://ozarkgreenways.org/explore/greenway-trails/frisco-highline-trail/ ) In 2022 I jogged the Frisco Highline Trail 2 straight days because, why not? LOL.  74 grueling miles for a dad-bod like me. I was pooped.  In 2023, rather than going for 3 days of trails, I did 4 straight days of stairclimbing at 4 locations at the corners of the state (4 Corners 4 a Cure, or 4C4 for short). The June 19th in KC, the 20th in ST. Louis, the 21st in Cape Girardeau, and the 22nd in Springfield. Why? We need a cure!  AND, 9x4=36 and The 36 Hour Day is the best book I have found for Alzheimer's caregiving. Frisco trail time again in 2024. I still have a rotund, Dad-Bod, so I don't think I can run it 3 days in a row.  The 2 days two years ago was quite bad. If I want to survive for the 2025 event, I need to have a different plan. ;)  However, walking as many of the the 37 miles as possible, perhaps the Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday might just be doable. 37 miles divided by 3 MPH pretty much eats up the sunlight for the day. I started super early to try to beat the heat and, let me put it like this: You Ain't Lived Until You Walk the Trail in Pitch Darkness.  Eyes in the trees, spider webs, and very likely a Bigfoot or two!  There are some great videos and pictures in my blog recaps. I was able to log just over 100 miles even after taking the Tuesday off to have a foot x-ray. In the end,  2024 was another great year, raising in excess of $3400. :)  Here is the recap video for it: (  https://youtu.be/dYBLlBuiP6A  ) But there is still no cure, so how can I rest knowing that they can't rest? 

Information for this event will be forthcoming.  I have all sorts of tricks up my sleeve. I will certainly live stream large parts, like always, and let you in on a beautiful stretch of our Ozarks. I will share tips, play some games, and do a variety of things to keep it real. :)  Stay tuned for this week as it evolves. 

These events are quite the shark jumps...but I need your help too. Please consider an ongoing or one-time donation, and preferably before the June 2025 as an extra encouragement for me as I lumber along in getting ready! :) 

100% of this page's donation method goes to the Alzheimer's Association. They do so much in terms of funding research and helping caregivers, that they are a great place to invest in those suffering. The donation page for SeniorAge is on my website found at Digitalcornbread.com on the Runnin' Til I'm Purple tab. :)  Please consider donations to SeniorAge as well           ( www.senioragemo.org ) ! They are each worth every penny as we fight this disease and care for those who have it!

Thank you very much!  Off we go! :)​"

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