On July 4th, 2009, I ran the Woodstock Freedom Run. For the fist time I used racing flats. And for the first time, I did not slow down on the 3rd mile. Shaved off more than 2 minutes from the previous personal best.

My time was a personal best of 23 min 09 seconds!!

On June 6th, 2009, I ran to raise money for HHMM – HELPING HANDS Medical Missionaries (HHMM) in providing medical care, hope and spiritual support to people in rural areas of Africa. HHMM is a non-profit organization that was established in 1996, and has since served more than 100,000 patients in 8 countries through participants who volunteer their time, service and medical supplies, along with donations from companies, hospitals and individuals.

My times were 25 min 38 seconds. Came at 63rd position out of about 250 odd participants.

On May 30th, 2009, I ran to raise money for CASA – which is an organization devoted to getting judicial help for abused kids. CASA stands for Court Appointed Special Advocates for children. While it was slated as a 5K run, the actual distance was a little short (2.8M). My times were 22 min 41 seconds which for a full 5K would be 24 min 57 seconds. That would be about 30 seconds better than my personal best. The tips from my mentor in Dallas helped out immensely. This was organized in the city of Cumming, GA. You can find more about the organization at http://forsythcountycasa.org/

On May 16th, 2009, I in the Alpharetta Mayor’s Challenge 10K run. All proceeds went for the benefit of Rotary Club service projects. Till date, this is my best time in the 10K category. (56 minutes 55 seconds). This was organized in the Wills Park. The first 5K was on the roads and the next 5K was in the park trails. Shaved off a little over a minute from my previous best. Details at http://www.mayorschallenge.com/mchome.aspx

On May 9nd, 2009, I ran my career best till date 5K (25 minutes 17 seconds) for Run For your Life – a race dedicated to YoungLife (helping our kids grow). This was organized by Greater Johns Creek. Shaved off 15 seconds from my previous best. First two miles were good at 7 min 40 seconds each. The last mile killed me. Details at http://sites.younglife.org/sites/JohnsCreek/default.aspx

On May 2nd, 2009, I ran my career best 5K (25 minutes 32 seconds) for Run For Life – a race to end Lou Gehrig’s disease. So far, the best tagline I had seen for charity was “Give a little, care a lot”. I found another great one today – dedicated towards people who have been affected by Lou Gehrig’s disease – “Celebrate a Life, Imagine a Cure”. Awesome!!! I also saw couple of runners wearing the funniest T-shirt saying “A Drinking Club with a Running Problem”. Funny!!!! It was a great experience. Details at http://www.cureforals.com/

On Apr 25, 2009, I ran the Jay Cullen Memorial 5K with my Ironman friend Roger Whitney. It was my career best 26 minutes and 18 seconds run. (6th out of 25 in age group and 58th out of 162 overall). Results at www.jaycullen5K.com.

On Apr 18, 2009, I ran the Water for the World run to raise funds for clean drinking water for all people in the world. Contaminated water is a leading cause of deaths in developing countries. Last year, this cause provided clean water to 20,000 people. This year’s goal is 40,000 people. Check out http://www.waterfortheworldrun.com/ (58 min 15 secs)

On Nov 1, 2008, I ran the William’s 10K Run for Brain Tumor Foundation for Children Inc. to raise funds for the cause of research into prevention and cure of brain cancer. (59 min, 00 secs)

On Oct 18, 2008, I ran the 5K Run for Alpharetta Police League (PAL) to raise funds for their community projects for kids in the 1st annual event sponsored by Jackson Healthcare Solutions. (29 min, 16 secs)