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Letter from Founder
A year ago while training for Run 4 Recovery 2010, I began to struggle with lower back pain. My doctor reported a degenerated disk and advised me to “stop running and find a new sport.” Despite his diagnosis, I moved forward with the run and it proved, again, to be one of the highlights of my sober life. Instead of running, I walked approximately 20 miles per day, some of them alone, and other days with dear friends. The feeling of grief I felt at not being able to run was replaced by the feelings of love, strength, and support coming from these friends, as well as from family and members of my recovery community.
Today I am beginning the countdown for Run 4 Recovery 2011. With a few medical procedures under my belt, the purchase of a new Elliptical bike,(www.elliptigo.com) weekly visits to an acupuncturist, and the memory of last year’s run, I hope to make this year’s event as successful as the first two. On September 22, I will begin my 305-mile ride/run, starting in San Francisco, the city where I spent many years homeless and suffering on the streets, and ending in Los Alamos. Please join me once again in supporting this cause, which has given so much hope to the lives of the newly recovered.
Thank you, Robin McGeough
The Run 4 Recovery Route
305 miles in 10 days
My ride will start in San Francisco on September 22, 2011, as an addict/alcoholic I spent many years here homeless on the streets the streets of my troubled youth. The route will skirt the California coast stopping at the beach towns and communities of San Gregorio, Santa Cruz, and Monterey. My journey continues down the historic highway one over the rugged and physically challenging landscape of Big Sur and the cliff communities of Lucia, Ragged Point and Cambria, continue though the cities of Oceano, Buellton and ending in stunning Los Alamos on October 01,2011. Personally these beautiful and meaningful places represent a life’s journey and the glory of my recovery, please join me in support of this meaningful cause which strives to help those seeking a life free of addiction and suffering.
Mission
Seventeen years ago, I began a new life after being saved from a decade battle with drug and alcohol addiction. That help came in the form of a county funded drug and alcohol treatment program. During my ten-month stay, I was provided with food, shelter, medical care, as well as clothes from their donation table. Most importantly, I was given hundreds of hours of guidance on how to maintain my new drug-free life.
Every day I am witness to the ravages of addiction, and the toll it takes on family who are unable to help their loved one continue on the road to recovery due to the lack of funds and resources. Run for Recovery is an act of reciprocity. I run so that I can give back to the community that provided for me in my time of suffering, and in turn do so for others who seek to maintain their own drug-free life.
Robin
