There are also walks, runs and cycling events staged across the U.S. and U.K. as fundraisers for lupus awareness and research. Check your local chapter of the Lupus Foundation, find a walk or run near you for the Alliance for Lupus Research.
After reading about a woman who trained to run a half marathon in spite of her lupus, I was inspired to train for distance events. That was 4 years ago and I have since done several 5-10Ks, 7 half marathons and 2 full marathons, with 2 more marathons scheduled this year. I usually tell people that I started training to deal with menopause weight because, when I say I have lupus, the response is typically, "Oh..." Most people simply don't understand it, even when they know someone who has it.
I also have my grandfather as inspiration. But, that's another story.
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Thank you for posting this information.
A couple of the links above weren't working, so may I help by posting them here:
empowHer's lupus page
The Lupus Foundation of America
You might also be interested in this article about how amateur cyclist, Chris Paradysz, broke a 24-hour ride record at a Pennsylvania velodrome while raising money for lupus awareness on behalf of his daughter who suffers from lupus SLE.
There are also walks, runs and cycling events staged across the U.S. and U.K. as fundraisers for lupus awareness and research. Check your local chapter of the Lupus Foundation, find a walk or run near you for the Alliance for Lupus Research.
After reading about a woman who trained to run a half marathon in spite of her lupus, I was inspired to train for distance events. That was 4 years ago and I have since done several 5-10Ks, 7 half marathons and 2 full marathons, with 2 more marathons scheduled this year. I usually tell people that I started training to deal with menopause weight because, when I say I have lupus, the response is typically, "Oh..." Most people simply don't understand it, even when they know someone who has it.
I also have my grandfather as inspiration. But, that's another story.
April 27, 2009 - 7:22pmThis Comment
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