Last weekend, I took the plunge and signed up for the Swim Across America Baltimore Open Water Swim 3 miler. The swim will take place on September 22 and I committed to raising $1500 for cancer research at Johns Hopkins Medical.
Six days into these efforts, I'm blown away by the support and generosity of my friends, family and co-workers. Through an email and Facebook/twitter updates thanking contributors, I've already been able to raise over $1300!
Because of this I decided we needed a team name. And for a swimmer who's last name is Gold, what better name could there be than Team Goldfish? I'll be posting short updates on my training, fundraising and other swim-related stuff on this blog over the next couple of months. You can also tap into them, if you follow me on Twitter or checkout #TeamGoldfish!
And don't forget, there's 85 days to become a member of Team Goldfish by contributing to cancer research here: http://www.swimacrossamerica.org/goto/AlisonGold.
Team Goldfish is the "official" blog of Alison's excellent adventure in preparing for the Swim Across America Baltimore Open Water Swim 2013.
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