Running For the Orangs!: At the Starting Line

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Steph and Jon are running in the Edinburgh Half Marathon this coming May to help raise money for the Sumartran Orangutan Society, (and to see if we can actually make it the whole 13 miles without keeling over). The SOS are working on projects which include supporting the establishment of a working Re-Introduction Center for ex-captive and refugee orangutans in Sumatra, Indonesia. By donating you'll be helping to save their natural habitat, (which is being lost at a rate of 6 football fields per minute in Indonesia), and we can help save a lot of other endangered animals like tigers, clouded leopards, and gibbons.

Friday, January 22, 2010

At the Starting Line

Well guys, Jon and I have officially started training, and I have to say it's definitely tougher than we thought. But we're enjoying it and know that we are running for a great cause. We're running for the Orangutans, because let's face it, they're only the orangest primates, after Carrot Top and the Oompa Loompas, and they're just awesome! (Not Carrot Top, but Oompa Loompas and Orangutans.)

This will be our first foray ever into the competitive long distance running world, unless you count the time we ran all the way across town to the 7-11 to grab more beer before halftime was over. We have begun our strict regiment for the Scottish Half Marathon, and in the frigid German air, that's something to be said! We've been following a great training schedule and hope to stick with it, as I was told, it would get us past the finish line with no problem. Let's hope that's the case!!

We're running to raise money for the Sumatran Orangutan Society, or SOS. SOS is dedicated to the conservation of Sumatran orangutans and their forest home. They raise awareness of the threats against wild orangutans, and raise funds to support grassroots conservation projects in Sumatra. To read more about their projects, click here.

We've set up a fundraising page through First Giving. It is the most efficient way to support our fundraising efforts. Just click on the widget to the right and click on the "Sponsor Me Now" button. Or you can click here to donate now.

Thanks you so much for stopping by and a huge thank you for your donations in supporting the SOS and our race in May!