The World Returns to Los Angeles

Still Vegan…still a Dad…
Doing my best to live every day…
Living my changes and changing my life.
Going backwards in time, on March 8, 2020 in Los Angeles, I will be running my tenth marathon, 33 years after my First One (the 1987 Los Angeles Marathon) and 10 years after my last (the 2010 Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C.).

Number 10…my first as a Vegan though! I feel pretty good.
I’m raising money to combat Pancreatic Cancer — you can read more about the cause (and make a donation!) here.
Follow me on my journey, through the cold and snow of a New England winter, all the way to the Pacific Ocean.

You can visit my personal fundraising page here, which is where the letter below is from. If you have the means, I encourage you to donate! Any amount helps fund the search for a cure for this disease.

On March 8, 2020, I will be running in the Los Angeles Marathon as a part of the Hirshberg Foundation for Pancreatic Research’s Training Team.  I have chosen this race, this place, and this cause for some pretty compelling reasons.  I ran my first Marathon in Los Angeles in 1987, 33 years ago.  This is the place where I discovered and developed my lifelong love of running.                                                                               

I have also chosen this cause to honor Stanley “Stash” Hirschman, the late father of my sweetheart Jodi. I never had the good fortune to meet him, but because the way he is so fondly remembered, I feel like I know him.

He was by all accounts bigger than life…a man who lived his life with zest, passion, and love. Stash was stricken too young by this deadly disease, and I am glad I can do my part to help find a cure. 

The statistics are grim, but with your help we have a chance to improve them. Pancreatic cancer is the #3 cancer killer in the United States among both men and women. The average life expectancy after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer is just 3-6 months. 

I will do my part and run the 26.2 miles….I am asking you to please be generous and donate to this worthy cause and help to defeat this extremely lethal disease.

Thank you so much,

Peace

Lee