Re: Francisco's AIDS Marathon Update--July10, 2006

[Guest guest]

FranciscoYou have done just such a wonderful job for the Marathon. I am so proud of all your wonderful achievements. Take care of that knee. Donna Jmanisodream wrote: Dear Friends and Sponsors: Yesterday, July 9th, 2006 was the final distance run before I will run the SF Marathon on July 30th, 2006. Before the run, we had a pep talk from a representative of Mayor Gavin Newsom's office. Then we had a moment of silence for those lost to AIDS. It was very moving, as the

hundreds of runners, the water volunteers, and the AIDS Marathon Training Program Staff stood in the silence of the beauty of Golden Gate Park. The only sounds that could be heard were the waves breaking at Ocean Beach and the breeze through the trees. In keeping with the National AIDS Marathon Training Program tradition, all the runners were invited to call out the names of friends, family and loved ones lost to AIDS. One by one, names were called out; I called out two names—that of a friend and of my cousin. I was also thinking of my dear friends who are living with HIV. I'm so thankful for the medications and social services that allow them to contribute to life the way they do. They inspire me. You could hear the unexpected sorrow in the voices as a wave of emotion came over all gathered there. Name after name. Voices calling out in the early morning quiet. Then silence fell again. The

sound of the waves and the sea breeze was accompanied by deep breaths and sniffles. It really brought home to all of us why we're running. I certainly didn't expect to have tears in my eyes right before the run. Then our program rep got us pumped up for the run by doing a cheer/song which had all of us laughing. Mayor Newsom's representative was clearly amazed by the energy of the group at 7 AM on a Sunday morning. Then we all let out a big "woo hoo!", and we were off. The course was a highlight of some of our most beautiful runs: Golden Gate Park, the Panhandle, the Avenues, the Sunset, the Presidio and we even ran across the Golden Gate Bridge. It was truly a great run. We had the option of running 20, 23 or 26 miles. I wanted to run the full 26, but at mile 22, after 5 hours and 5 minutes of running, my left knee was hurting, so one of the coaches and I decided that I

should stop so that I'll be ready for Marathon Sunday at the end of the month. A special thank you to all my sponsors: Lam, Mona Wentling, Valley Relocation & Storage, Atlantis Black, Tamra Doughty, lba Peña, Gemma Nimedez Arbas, Steve Blow, Hilda Losada, Weiss, Vizoso, Al Carbonetti, Ron Hagar, Ron Roberson, Peggy Moser, Kaiser, G Agar, Peggy Zavala, Kathy Pelayo, Gordon Sexton, Camozzi, Lyle Burkard, Shadow Morton, Joe Iser, Esther , Wagner, Janet Yabut-Balolong, Roman, Desimone, Benita , Dueñas, Barbara Hillis, Warren Boyd, Ma, Serrano, Leo Fernandez, Norah Ojeda, Ernesto Andalis, & Joyce Caravayo, Steve Drew, Craig Olson, Bill Alan Tyler, Bradley , Blaine, Pezzi, Saint , Francis, Andreí Boulware, Jerrie Landry, Sylvia Craig, Tessie Mandeville,

& Weibezahn. My total sponsorship funds raised: $2,895.00 Total SF National AIDS Marathon Training Program 2006: $908,568.00 I couldn't do this without your support! I'll be thinking of all of you who made this dream a reality when I cross the finish line. Francisco Caravayo 2005 Half Marathon Finisher Loser of 153 lbs Winner of a new life Donna JordonDSJordon@...

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[Guest guest]

Francisco, congratulations on making the 22 miles and a great decision to stop and save your knee for the actual marathon. And to think that a mere 3 years ago, this was probably the furthest thing from your mind. You have done so well and are such an inspiration to the rest of us. Thanks!

Ron

Francisco's AIDS Marathon Update--July10, 2006

Dear Friends and Sponsors: Yesterday, July 9th, 2006 was the final distance run before I will run the SF Marathon on July 30th, 2006. Before the run, we had a pep talk from a representative of Mayor Gavin Newsom's office. Then we had a moment of silence for those lost to AIDS. It was very moving, as the hundreds of runners, the water volunteers, and the AIDS Marathon Training Program Staff stood in the silence of the beauty of Golden Gate Park. The only sounds that could be heard were the waves breaking at Ocean Beach and the breeze through the trees. In keeping with the National AIDS Marathon Training Program tradition, all the runners were invited to call out the names of friends, family and loved ones lost to AIDS. One by one, names were called out; I called out two names-that of a friend and of my cousin. I was also thinking of my dear friends who are living with HIV. I'm so thankful for the medications and social services that allow them to contribute to life the way they do. They inspire me. You could hear the unexpected sorrow in the voices as a wave of emotion came over all gathered there. Name after name. Voices calling out in the early morning quiet. Then silence fell again. The sound of the waves and the sea breeze was accompanied by deep breaths and sniffles. It really brought home to all of us why we're running. I certainly didn't expect to have tears in my eyes right before the run. Then our program rep got us pumped up for the run by doing a cheer/song which had all of us laughing. Mayor Newsom's representative was clearly amazed by the energy of the group at 7 AM on a Sunday morning. Then we all let out a big "woo hoo!", and we were off. The course was a highlight of some of our most beautiful runs: Golden Gate Park, the Panhandle, the Avenues, the Sunset, the Presidio and we even ran across the Golden Gate Bridge. It was truly a great run. We had the option of running 20, 23 or 26 miles. I wanted to run the full 26, but at mile 22, after 5 hours and 5 minutes of running, my left knee was hurting, so one of the coaches and I decided that I should stop so that I'll be ready for Marathon Sunday at the end of the month. A special thank you to all my sponsors: Lam, Mona Wentling, Valley Relocation & Storage, Atlantis Black, Tamra Doughty, lba Peña, Gemma Nimedez Arbas, Steve Blow, Hilda Losada, Weiss, Vizoso, Al Carbonetti, Ron Hagar, Ron Roberson, Peggy Moser, Kaiser, G Agar, Peggy Zavala, Kathy Pelayo, Gordon Sexton, Camozzi, Lyle Burkard, Shadow Morton, Joe Iser, Esther , Wagner, Janet Yabut-Balolong, Roman, Desimone, Benita , Dueñas, Barbara Hillis, Warren Boyd, Ma, Serrano, Leo Fernandez, Norah Ojeda, Ernesto Andalis, & Joyce Caravayo, Steve Drew, Craig Olson, Bill Alan Tyler, Bradley , Blaine, Pezzi, Saint , Francis, Andreí Boulware, Jerrie Landry, Sylvia Craig, Tessie Mandeville, & Weibezahn. My total sponsorship funds raised: $2,895.00Total SF National AIDS Marathon Training Program 2006: $908,568.00 I couldn't do this without your support! I'll be thinking of all of you who made this dream a reality when I cross the finish line. Francisco Caravayo2005 Half Marathon FinisherLoser of 153 lbsWinner of a new life

[Guest guest]

Francisco...

Is it too late to contribute? I've been meaning to,

but everytime I think about it, I haven't been able to

find your e-mail with the information. I'm super

proud of you, my friend.

The description of the morning of the practice run was

extremely moving. I imagine you began the run with a

little lump in the chest. How special it is that you

are able to do this. I had wanted to do it this year,

but my doctor told me that my knee is still too messed

up (skiing accident) to risk it.

So, kudos to you. I know you'll make it the whole

way...i mean, look how far you've come!

Greetings from France, by the way. Just got back from

Sweden and Copenhagen last night. Both are very

beautiful...

I have some interesting news to share, but I'll do

that when I get back. In the meantime, keep up the

running!

Love,

Robynn

--- manisodream wrote:

> Dear Friends and Sponsors:

>

> Yesterday, July 9th, 2006 was the final distance run

> before I will

> run the SF Marathon on July 30th, 2006.

>

> Before the run, we had a pep talk from a

> representative of Mayor

> Gavin Newsom's office. Then we had a moment of

> silence for those

> lost to AIDS. It was very moving, as the hundreds

> of runners, the

> water volunteers, and the AIDS Marathon Training

> Program Staff stood

> in the silence of the beauty of Golden Gate Park.

> The only sounds

> that could be heard were the waves breaking at Ocean

> Beach and the

> breeze through the trees. In keeping with the

> National AIDS Marathon

> Training Program tradition, all the runners were

> invited to call out

> the names of friends, family and loved ones lost to

> AIDS.

>

> One by one, names were called out; I called out two

> names—that of a

> friend and of my cousin. I was also thinking of my

> dear friends who

> are living with HIV. I'm so thankful for the

> medications and social

> services that allow them to contribute to life the

> way they do. They

> inspire me. You could hear the unexpected sorrow in

> the voices as a

> wave of emotion came over all gathered there. Name

> after name.

> Voices calling out in the early morning quiet. Then

> silence fell

> again. The sound of the waves and the sea breeze

> was accompanied by

> deep breaths and sniffles. It really brought home

> to all of us why

> we're running. I certainly didn't expect to have

> tears in my eyes

> right before the run.

>

> Then our program rep got us pumped up for the run by

> doing a

> cheer/song which had all of us laughing. Mayor

> Newsom's

> representative was clearly amazed by the energy of

> the group at 7 AM

> on a Sunday morning. Then we all let out a big " woo

> hoo! " , and we

> were off.

>

> The course was a highlight of some of our most

> beautiful runs:

> Golden Gate Park, the Panhandle, the Avenues, the

> Sunset, the

> Presidio and we even ran across the Golden Gate

> Bridge. It was truly

> a great run. We had the option of running 20, 23

> or 26 miles.

>

> I wanted to run the full 26, but at mile 22, after 5

> hours and 5

> minutes of running, my left knee was hurting, so one

> of the coaches

> and I decided that I should stop so that I'll be

> ready for Marathon

> Sunday at the end of the month.

>

> A special thank you to all my sponsors:

> Lam, Mona

> Wentling, Valley Relocation & Storage, Atlantis

> Black, Tamra Doughty,

> lba Peña, Gemma Nimedez Arbas, Steve Blow,

> Hilda Losada,

> Weiss, Vizoso, Al Carbonetti, Ron Hagar, Ron

> Roberson, Peggy

> Moser, Kaiser, G Agar, Peggy Zavala,

> Kathy Pelayo,

> Gordon Sexton, Camozzi, Lyle Burkard, Shadow

> Morton, Joe Iser,

> Esther , Wagner, Janet Yabut-Balolong,

> Roman,

> Desimone, Benita , Dueñas, Barbara

> Hillis,

> Warren Boyd, Ma, Serrano, Leo Fernandez,

> Norah Ojeda,

> Ernesto Andalis, & Joyce Caravayo, Steve

> Drew, Craig Olson,

> Bill Alan Tyler, Bradley , Blaine,

> Pezzi,

> Saint , Francis, Andreí Boulware, Jerrie

> Landry, Sylvia

> Craig, Tessie Mandeville, & Weibezahn.

>

> My total sponsorship funds raised: $2,895.00

> Total SF National AIDS Marathon Training Program

> 2006: $908,568.00

>

> I couldn't do this without your support! I'll be

> thinking of all of

> you who made this dream a reality when I cross the

> finish line.

>

> Francisco Caravayo

> 2005 Half Marathon Finisher

> Loser of 153 lbs

> Winner of a new life

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Donna.

The knee is already feeling better thanks to the tylenol and the

brace. I'll be running again in no time!

Francisco

Dear Friends and Sponsors:

>

> Yesterday, July 9th, 2006 was the final distance run before I will

> run the SF Marathon on July 30th, 2006.

>

> Before the run, we had a pep talk from a representative of Mayor

> Gavin Newsom's office. Then we had a moment of silence for those

> lost to AIDS. It was very moving, as the hundreds of runners, the

> water volunteers, and the AIDS Marathon Training Program Staff

stood

> in the silence of the beauty of Golden Gate Park. The only sounds

> that could be heard were the waves breaking at Ocean Beach and the

> breeze through the trees. In keeping with the National AIDS

Marathon

> Training Program tradition, all the runners were invited to call

out

> the names of friends, family and loved ones lost to AIDS.

>

> One by one, names were called out; I called out two names—that of

a

> friend and of my cousin. I was also thinking of my dear friends

who

> are living with HIV. I'm so thankful for the medications and

social

> services that allow them to contribute to life the way they do.

They

> inspire me. You could hear the unexpected sorrow in the voices as

a

> wave of emotion came over all gathered there. Name after name.

> Voices calling out in the early morning quiet. Then silence fell

> again. The sound of the waves and the sea breeze was accompanied

by

> deep breaths and sniffles. It really brought home to all of us

why

> we're running. I certainly didn't expect to have tears in my eyes

> right before the run.

>

> Then our program rep got us pumped up for the run by doing a

> cheer/song which had all of us laughing. Mayor Newsom's

> representative was clearly amazed by the energy of the group at 7

AM

> on a Sunday morning. Then we all let out a big " woo hoo! " , and we

> were off.

>

> The course was a highlight of some of our most beautiful runs:

> Golden Gate Park, the Panhandle, the Avenues, the Sunset, the

> Presidio and we even ran across the Golden Gate Bridge. It was

truly

> a great run. We had the option of running 20, 23 or 26 miles.

>

> I wanted to run the full 26, but at mile 22, after 5 hours and 5

> minutes of running, my left knee was hurting, so one of the

coaches

> and I decided that I should stop so that I'll be ready for

Marathon

> Sunday at the end of the month.

>

> A special thank you to all my sponsors: Lam, Mona

> Wentling, Valley Relocation & Storage, Atlantis Black, Tamra

Doughty,

> lba Peña, Gemma Nimedez Arbas, Steve Blow, Hilda Losada,

> Weiss, Vizoso, Al Carbonetti, Ron Hagar, Ron Roberson,

Peggy

> Moser, Kaiser, G Agar, Peggy Zavala, Kathy Pelayo,

> Gordon Sexton, Camozzi, Lyle Burkard, Shadow Morton, Joe

Iser,

> Esther , Wagner, Janet Yabut-Balolong,

Roman,

> Desimone, Benita , Dueñas, Barbara Hillis,

> Warren Boyd, Ma, Serrano, Leo Fernandez, Norah Ojeda,

> Ernesto Andalis, & Joyce Caravayo, Steve Drew, Craig Olson,

> Bill Alan Tyler, Bradley , Blaine, Pezzi,

> Saint , Francis, Andreí Boulware, Jerrie Landry, Sylvia

> Craig, Tessie Mandeville, & Weibezahn.

>

> My total sponsorship funds raised: $2,895.00

> Total SF National AIDS Marathon Training Program 2006: $908,568.00

>

> I couldn't do this without your support! I'll be thinking of all

of

> you who made this dream a reality when I cross the finish line.

>

> Francisco Caravayo

> 2005 Half Marathon Finisher

> Loser of 153 lbs

> Winner of a new life

>

>

>

>

>

>

> Donna Jordon

>

> DSJordon@...

>

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[Guest guest]

Ron:

I am humbled by your words. You all inspire me so much. I wouldn't

be where I am today without all your support.

Yeah, it's true. If anyone would have predicted that at age 43, I'd

be running 22 miles, I would have said that they were NUTS!

Now I'm the nut!

LOL

Francisco

>

> Francisco, congratulations on making the 22 miles and a great

decision to stop and save your knee for the actual marathon. And to

think that a mere 3 years ago, this was probably the furthest thing

from your mind. You have done so well and are such an inspiration to

the rest of us. Thanks!

>

> Ron

>

> Francisco's AIDS

Marathon Update--July10, 2006

>

>

> Dear Friends and Sponsors:

>

> Yesterday, July 9th, 2006 was the final distance run before I will

> run the SF Marathon on July 30th, 2006.

>

> Before the run, we had a pep talk from a representative of Mayor

> Gavin Newsom's office. Then we had a moment of silence for those

> lost to AIDS. It was very moving, as the hundreds of runners, the

> water volunteers, and the AIDS Marathon Training Program Staff

stood

> in the silence of the beauty of Golden Gate Park. The only sounds

> that could be heard were the waves breaking at Ocean Beach and the

> breeze through the trees. In keeping with the National AIDS

Marathon

> Training Program tradition, all the runners were invited to call

out

> the names of friends, family and loved ones lost to AIDS.

>

> One by one, names were called out; I called out two names-that of a

> friend and of my cousin. I was also thinking of my dear friends

who

> are living with HIV. I'm so thankful for the medications and

social

> services that allow them to contribute to life the way they do.

They

> inspire me. You could hear the unexpected sorrow in the voices as

a

> wave of emotion came over all gathered there. Name after name.

> Voices calling out in the early morning quiet. Then silence fell

> again. The sound of the waves and the sea breeze was accompanied

by

> deep breaths and sniffles. It really brought home to all of us why

> we're running. I certainly didn't expect to have tears in my eyes

> right before the run.

>

> Then our program rep got us pumped up for the run by doing a

> cheer/song which had all of us laughing. Mayor Newsom's

> representative was clearly amazed by the energy of the group at 7

AM

> on a Sunday morning. Then we all let out a big " woo hoo! " , and we

> were off.

>

> The course was a highlight of some of our most beautiful runs:

> Golden Gate Park, the Panhandle, the Avenues, the Sunset, the

> Presidio and we even ran across the Golden Gate Bridge. It was

truly

> a great run. We had the option of running 20, 23 or 26 miles.

>

> I wanted to run the full 26, but at mile 22, after 5 hours and 5

> minutes of running, my left knee was hurting, so one of the coaches

> and I decided that I should stop so that I'll be ready for Marathon

> Sunday at the end of the month.

>

> A special thank you to all my sponsors: Lam, Mona

> Wentling, Valley Relocation & Storage, Atlantis Black, Tamra

Doughty,

> lba Peña, Gemma Nimedez Arbas, Steve Blow, Hilda Losada,

> Weiss, Vizoso, Al Carbonetti, Ron Hagar, Ron Roberson, Peggy

> Moser, Kaiser, G Agar, Peggy Zavala, Kathy Pelayo,

> Gordon Sexton, Camozzi, Lyle Burkard, Shadow Morton, Joe Iser,

> Esther , Wagner, Janet Yabut-Balolong, Roman,

> Desimone, Benita , Dueñas, Barbara Hillis,

> Warren Boyd, Ma, Serrano, Leo Fernandez, Norah Ojeda,

> Ernesto Andalis, & Joyce Caravayo, Steve Drew, Craig Olson,

> Bill Alan Tyler, Bradley , Blaine, Pezzi,

> Saint , Francis, Andreí Boulware, Jerrie Landry, Sylvia

> Craig, Tessie Mandeville, & Weibezahn.

>

> My total sponsorship funds raised: $2,895.00

> Total SF National AIDS Marathon Training Program 2006: $908,568.00

>

> I couldn't do this without your support! I'll be thinking of all

of

> you who made this dream a reality when I cross the finish line.

>

> Francisco Caravayo

> 2005 Half Marathon Finisher

> Loser of 153 lbs

> Winner of a new life

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Robynn!

My favorite Marina Girl in Europe!

Sure, you can still contribute: www.aidsmarathon.com

I'm runner/participant #6010 in the San Francisco Marathon.

And hopefully next year, when your knee is better, we can run

together!

Hugs to you in Europe!

Francisco

P.S. I have some news about Dave too. Things might just be getting

more serious between us. And that's a good thing.

>

> > Dear Friends and Sponsors:

> >

> > Yesterday, July 9th, 2006 was the final distance run

> > before I will

> > run the SF Marathon on July 30th, 2006.

> >

> > Before the run, we had a pep talk from a

> > representative of Mayor

> > Gavin Newsom's office. Then we had a moment of

> > silence for those

> > lost to AIDS. It was very moving, as the hundreds

> > of runners, the

> > water volunteers, and the AIDS Marathon Training

> > Program Staff stood

> > in the silence of the beauty of Golden Gate Park.

> > The only sounds

> > that could be heard were the waves breaking at Ocean

> > Beach and the

> > breeze through the trees. In keeping with the

> > National AIDS Marathon

> > Training Program tradition, all the runners were

> > invited to call out

> > the names of friends, family and loved ones lost to

> > AIDS.

> >

> > One by one, names were called out; I called out two

> > names—that of a

> > friend and of my cousin. I was also thinking of my

> > dear friends who

> > are living with HIV. I'm so thankful for the

> > medications and social

> > services that allow them to contribute to life the

> > way they do. They

> > inspire me. You could hear the unexpected sorrow in

> > the voices as a

> > wave of emotion came over all gathered there. Name

> > after name.

> > Voices calling out in the early morning quiet. Then

> > silence fell

> > again. The sound of the waves and the sea breeze

> > was accompanied by

> > deep breaths and sniffles. It really brought home

> > to all of us why

> > we're running. I certainly didn't expect to have

> > tears in my eyes

> > right before the run.

> >

> > Then our program rep got us pumped up for the run by

> > doing a

> > cheer/song which had all of us laughing. Mayor

> > Newsom's

> > representative was clearly amazed by the energy of

> > the group at 7 AM

> > on a Sunday morning. Then we all let out a big " woo

> > hoo! " , and we

> > were off.

> >

> > The course was a highlight of some of our most

> > beautiful runs:

> > Golden Gate Park, the Panhandle, the Avenues, the

> > Sunset, the

> > Presidio and we even ran across the Golden Gate

> > Bridge. It was truly

> > a great run. We had the option of running 20, 23

> > or 26 miles.

> >

> > I wanted to run the full 26, but at mile 22, after 5

> > hours and 5

> > minutes of running, my left knee was hurting, so one

> > of the coaches

> > and I decided that I should stop so that I'll be

> > ready for Marathon

> > Sunday at the end of the month.

> >

> > A special thank you to all my sponsors:

> > Lam, Mona

> > Wentling, Valley Relocation & Storage, Atlantis

> > Black, Tamra Doughty,

> > lba Peña, Gemma Nimedez Arbas, Steve Blow,

> > Hilda Losada,

> > Weiss, Vizoso, Al Carbonetti, Ron Hagar, Ron

> > Roberson, Peggy

> > Moser, Kaiser, G Agar, Peggy Zavala,

> > Kathy Pelayo,

> > Gordon Sexton, Camozzi, Lyle Burkard, Shadow

> > Morton, Joe Iser,

> > Esther , Wagner, Janet Yabut-Balolong,

> > Roman,

> > Desimone, Benita , Dueñas, Barbara

> > Hillis,

> > Warren Boyd, Ma, Serrano, Leo Fernandez,

> > Norah Ojeda,

> > Ernesto Andalis, & Joyce Caravayo, Steve

> > Drew, Craig Olson,

> > Bill Alan Tyler, Bradley , Blaine,

> > Pezzi,

> > Saint , Francis, Andreí Boulware, Jerrie

> > Landry, Sylvia

> > Craig, Tessie Mandeville, & Weibezahn.

> >

> > My total sponsorship funds raised: $2,895.00

> > Total SF National AIDS Marathon Training Program

> > 2006: $908,568.00

> >

> > I couldn't do this without your support! I'll be

> > thinking of all of

> > you who made this dream a reality when I cross the

> > finish line.

> >

> > Francisco Caravayo

> > 2005 Half Marathon Finisher

> > Loser of 153 lbs

> > Winner of a new life

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Agreed! Congratulations, Francisco - we'll be cheering for you on

the 30th!

Cathy C.

>

> Francisco, congratulations on making the 22 miles and a great

decision to stop and save your knee for the actual marathon. And to

think that a mere 3 years ago, this was probably the furthest thing

from your mind. You have done so well and are such an inspiration

to the rest of us. Thanks!

>

> Ron

>

> Francisco's AIDS

Marathon Update--July10, 2006

>

>

> Dear Friends and Sponsors:

>

> Yesterday, July 9th, 2006 was the final distance run before I will

> run the SF Marathon on July 30th, 2006.

>

> Before the run, we had a pep talk from a representative of Mayor

> Gavin Newsom's office. Then we had a moment of silence for those

> lost to AIDS. It was very moving, as the hundreds of runners, the

> water volunteers, and the AIDS Marathon Training Program Staff

stood

> in the silence of the beauty of Golden Gate Park. The only sounds

> that could be heard were the waves breaking at Ocean Beach and the

> breeze through the trees. In keeping with the National AIDS

Marathon

> Training Program tradition, all the runners were invited to call

out

> the names of friends, family and loved ones lost to AIDS.

>

> One by one, names were called out; I called out two names-that of

a

> friend and of my cousin. I was also thinking of my dear friends

who

> are living with HIV. I'm so thankful for the medications and

social

> services that allow them to contribute to life the way they do.

They

> inspire me. You could hear the unexpected sorrow in the voices as

a

> wave of emotion came over all gathered there. Name after name.

> Voices calling out in the early morning quiet. Then silence fell

> again. The sound of the waves and the sea breeze was accompanied

by

> deep breaths and sniffles. It really brought home to all of us

why

> we're running. I certainly didn't expect to have tears in my eyes

> right before the run.

>

> Then our program rep got us pumped up for the run by doing a

> cheer/song which had all of us laughing. Mayor Newsom's

> representative was clearly amazed by the energy of the group at 7

AM

> on a Sunday morning. Then we all let out a big " woo hoo! " , and we

> were off.

>

> The course was a highlight of some of our most beautiful runs:

> Golden Gate Park, the Panhandle, the Avenues, the Sunset, the

> Presidio and we even ran across the Golden Gate Bridge. It was

truly

> a great run. We had the option of running 20, 23 or 26 miles.

>

> I wanted to run the full 26, but at mile 22, after 5 hours and 5

> minutes of running, my left knee was hurting, so one of the

coaches

> and I decided that I should stop so that I'll be ready for

Marathon

> Sunday at the end of the month.

>

> A special thank you to all my sponsors: Lam, Mona

> Wentling, Valley Relocation & Storage, Atlantis Black, Tamra

Doughty,

> lba Peña, Gemma Nimedez Arbas, Steve Blow, Hilda Losada,

> Weiss, Vizoso, Al Carbonetti, Ron Hagar, Ron Roberson,

Peggy

> Moser, Kaiser, G Agar, Peggy Zavala, Kathy Pelayo,

> Gordon Sexton, Camozzi, Lyle Burkard, Shadow Morton, Joe

Iser,

> Esther , Wagner, Janet Yabut-Balolong,

Roman,

> Desimone, Benita , Dueñas, Barbara Hillis,

> Warren Boyd, Ma, Serrano, Leo Fernandez, Norah Ojeda,

> Ernesto Andalis, & Joyce Caravayo, Steve Drew, Craig Olson,

> Bill Alan Tyler, Bradley , Blaine, Pezzi,

> Saint , Francis, Andreí Boulware, Jerrie Landry, Sylvia

> Craig, Tessie Mandeville, & Weibezahn.

>

> My total sponsorship funds raised: $2,895.00

> Total SF National AIDS Marathon Training Program 2006: $908,568.00

>

> I couldn't do this without your support! I'll be thinking of all

of

> you who made this dream a reality when I cross the finish line.

>

> Francisco Caravayo

> 2005 Half Marathon Finisher

> Loser of 153 lbs

> Winner of a new life

>

>

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

OK, it's done...I've contributed, now I won't have

that nagging feeling hanging over me! Thanks for

sending the info. And...I want to hear all about

Dave!

Robynn

--- manisodream wrote:

> Robynn!

>

> My favorite Marina Girl in Europe!

>

> Sure, you can still contribute:

> www.aidsmarathon.com

>

> I'm runner/participant #6010 in the San Francisco

> Marathon.

>

> And hopefully next year, when your knee is better,

> we can run

> together!

>

> Hugs to you in Europe!

>

> Francisco

>

> P.S. I have some news about Dave too. Things might

> just be getting

> more serious between us. And that's a good thing.

>

>

>

> >

> > > Dear Friends and Sponsors:

> > >

> > > Yesterday, July 9th, 2006 was the final distance

> run

> > > before I will

> > > run the SF Marathon on July 30th, 2006.

> > >

> > > Before the run, we had a pep talk from a

> > > representative of Mayor

> > > Gavin Newsom's office. Then we had a moment of

> > > silence for those

> > > lost to AIDS. It was very moving, as the

> hundreds

> > > of runners, the

> > > water volunteers, and the AIDS Marathon Training

> > > Program Staff stood

> > > in the silence of the beauty of Golden Gate

> Park.

> > > The only sounds

> > > that could be heard were the waves breaking at

> Ocean

> > > Beach and the

> > > breeze through the trees. In keeping with the

> > > National AIDS Marathon

> > > Training Program tradition, all the runners were

> > > invited to call out

> > > the names of friends, family and loved ones lost

> to

> > > AIDS.

> > >

> > > One by one, names were called out; I called out

> two

> > > names—that of a

> > > friend and of my cousin. I was also thinking of

> my

> > > dear friends who

> > > are living with HIV. I'm so thankful for the

> > > medications and social

> > > services that allow them to contribute to life

> the

> > > way they do. They

> > > inspire me. You could hear the unexpected

> sorrow in

> > > the voices as a

> > > wave of emotion came over all gathered there.

> Name

> > > after name.

> > > Voices calling out in the early morning quiet.

> Then

> > > silence fell

> > > again. The sound of the waves and the sea

> breeze

> > > was accompanied by

> > > deep breaths and sniffles. It really brought

> home

> > > to all of us why

> > > we're running. I certainly didn't expect to

> have

> > > tears in my eyes

> > > right before the run.

> > >

> > > Then our program rep got us pumped up for the

> run by

> > > doing a

> > > cheer/song which had all of us laughing. Mayor

> > > Newsom's

> > > representative was clearly amazed by the energy

> of

> > > the group at 7 AM

> > > on a Sunday morning. Then we all let out a big

> " woo

> > > hoo! " , and we

> > > were off.

> > >

> > > The course was a highlight of some of our most

> > > beautiful runs:

> > > Golden Gate Park, the Panhandle, the Avenues,

> the

> > > Sunset, the

> > > Presidio and we even ran across the Golden Gate

> > > Bridge. It was truly

> > > a great run. We had the option of running 20,

> 23

> > > or 26 miles.

> > >

> > > I wanted to run the full 26, but at mile 22,

> after 5

> > > hours and 5

> > > minutes of running, my left knee was hurting, so

> one

> > > of the coaches

> > > and I decided that I should stop so that I'll be

> > > ready for Marathon

> > > Sunday at the end of the month.

> > >

> > > A special thank you to all my sponsors:

>

> > > Lam, Mona

> > > Wentling, Valley Relocation & Storage, Atlantis

> > > Black, Tamra Doughty,

> > > lba Peña, Gemma Nimedez Arbas, Steve Blow,

> > > Hilda Losada,

> > > Weiss, Vizoso, Al Carbonetti, Ron Hagar,

> Ron

> > > Roberson, Peggy

> > > Moser, Kaiser, G Agar, Peggy

> Zavala,

> > > Kathy Pelayo,

> > > Gordon Sexton, Camozzi, Lyle Burkard,

> Shadow

> > > Morton, Joe Iser,

> > > Esther , Wagner, Janet

> Yabut-Balolong,

> > > Roman,

> > > Desimone, Benita , Dueñas,

> Barbara

> > > Hillis,

> > > Warren Boyd, Ma, Serrano, Leo

> Fernandez,

> > > Norah Ojeda,

> > > Ernesto Andalis, & Joyce Caravayo, Steve

> > > Drew, Craig Olson,

> > > Bill Alan Tyler, Bradley , Blaine,

>

> > > Pezzi,

> > > Saint , Francis, Andreí Boulware,

> Jerrie

> > > Landry, Sylvia

> > > Craig, Tessie Mandeville, & Weibezahn.

> > >

> > > My total sponsorship funds raised: $2,895.00

> > > Total SF National AIDS Marathon Training Program

> > > 2006: $908,568.00

> > >

>

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[Guest guest]

Robynn! Thanks for your support. You didn't have to, but I very much

appreciate it!

Francisco

>

> OK, it's done...I've contributed, now I won't have

> that nagging feeling hanging over me! Thanks for

> sending the info. And...I want to hear all about

> Dave!

>

> Robynn

>