BeatingDebt.org raises awareness at the 34th Marine Corps Marathon

BeatingDebt.org raises awareness at the 34th Marine Corps Marathon October 27, 2009

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On October 25, 2009, Eric Swanson, Executive Director of BeatingDebt.org, ran 26.2 miles in the 34th Marine Corps Marathon. Wearing the Team BDO shirt, he ran to raise awareness of the growing addiction to overspending and personal debt among Americans.

Team BDO has a $50 minimum donation amount to run with one of the BDO shirts. Below is a short list of other organizations and their minimums to run for their charity.

Charity	Min Amount to Run
Susan G. Komen	$2200
Alzheimer’s Association	$1000
St Jude Children’s Hospital	$1000
American Cancer Society	$950
Inheritance for Hope	$500

Eric did however create a goal of $2620 to help support BDO place more educational advertisements to warn people against overspending and going into more debt. He was able to raise $139.

Getting ready to run the MCM

The race went very well for Eric as he finished the race around 4 hours. The weather was brisk and the route was mostly flat for the final 16 miles. He was challenged in the beginning because he joined the 4:30 group at the start of the marathon. This meant that there were many people ahead of him, increasing the congestion among the 35,000 people that ran that day. Not until mile 7 was Eric able to start swerving between people and make up some time. Additionally, the lines for the restrooms were extremely long in the beginning, so by Eric stopping at mile 4 caused a 15 minute delay in his run time as well. After mile 7, Eric seemed to have a boost of energy because he stepped up the pace and was able to quickly make up time without hitting his “wall” or sustaining injuries. The Lord blessed in all aspects of this marathon, from great training to a motivating, injury free run. Overall, it was a great time to get out in the nation’s capital and run for BeatingDebt.org.