Whitney Gets Close To $1,500

Whitney is approaching the $1,500 mark in Diaper Dash (April 14th) sponsorship dollars for Zachary Solomon. Thank you to the following contibutors...Blair Fraser, Cooky Flynn, Bridgette Haley, Nancy Lieberman, Pam Porter, Rick Hall, Margy Weisman, Piper Earnhart, Abby Daniels,Kim Gellman, Amie Cox, Cindy Solomon, Alicia Inman, Wyatt Weeks, Ralph Sachs, Nancy Christensen, Rick Sachs, Carolyn Sachs, Paul Galant, Todd Osborne, Leigh Strassner, Heather Leslie and Amy Cardello. This is such a great cause but WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT!!!

Click here for details of how you can help Whitney get to his goal of $2,000.

TEAM STL JERSEY

Check out the design of the TEAM STL biking jersey!!!

Team STL is going to be the hit of the racing circuit this summer - all the way to Ironman Wisconsin. Thanks to all of our sponsors including Ghisallo, Big Shark, EPerformance and STL Injury & Rehabilitation Center. By the way Bill, we are all expecting unlimited massages and ART in exchange for putting your logo on the jersey! Email me for details on how you can order your TEAM STL gear so that you too can look your best at Ironman MOO. Remember, "ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE."

Luck Of The Irish - 2007 St. Pat's Day Run

The St. Pat's Day Run is the unofficial start of race season. This year we decided to add a little twist. We biked for 80 minutes and then ran 10 miles downtown to the start of the run. As always, the atmosphere was great. While we did not get many Irish Ladies to kiss us, we did have a great training day. Click here to see all of the pictures from the day.

Doing The Diaper Dash For Dollars - GO WHITNEY!!!

Whitney Fraser In Training For The Diaper Dash

To Benefit...

Zachary Solomon

My 19 month old nephew, Whitney, is flying into STL and will participate in the DIAPER DASH that is part of the St. Louis Marathon and Family Fitness Weekend April 14th. He will be dashing across the carpet to raise funds for Zachary Solomon.

I know that I forwarded the email below to many of you but thought that it was so cool that Blair's little guy would be doing this to help out. As many of you know, Whitney was born prematurely but is doing great. As you can read below, Zachary needs a little extra help and this is a great way to give it to him.

You can raise funds for Zachary by sponsoring Whitney in the diaper dash. Make checks payable to COTA and in the memo put Zachary S. You will receive a letter for tax purposes. Send the checks to my attention and I will forward...

John Strassner

KDNL ABC-TV

1215 Cole Street

St. Louis, MO 63106

If you want to make a donation via credit card then call me and I will get you set up - 314-259-5537.

Blair and I thank you from the bottom of our hearts for helping Whitney give back to another little one that needs some extra help. THANK YOU!!!

JOHN

From: Danny Solomon [mailto:http://www2.blogger.com/]

It is with a heavy heart that I reach out to you today. My nephew, Zachary, was born prematurely weighing in at 2 lbs 5.5 oz. back in August, '06. At 5 weeks of age he developed a disease called Necrotizing Entercolitis which causes the small bowel to die. On September 11th and September 12th he was rushed into emergency surgery where the surgeons removed all but 6 cm of his small bowel. (A term infant has about 150 cm of small bowel) With only 6 cm left, Zachary's only chance for long-term survival is a small bowel transplant. Last night, I attended a strategy meeting to kick off a "For the Love for Zachary" fund raising campaign, in association with the Children's Organ Transplant Association, to offset the costs associated with the transplant. I have attached a document that gives a bit more background on Zachary's situation. I encourage you to watch Fox 2 news this evening at 5 pm and/or 6 pm to see their story. There is a chance it might be on againat 9 pm but we are not sure.

All I ask is for everyone to tell as many folks as you can about Zachary and his situation.

You may go to http://www.cotaforzacharys.com to find out how you may help and that includes many ways beyond a monetary donation. Please look under the "volunteer" page to see how you can help with a simple click of your mouse. Zachary is a fighter and his smile gives my brother and sister-in-law and the rest of our family the strength to fight along side him everyday! And it is with the help of family, friends, co-workers and even folks we have never met, that is going to give Zachary the best opportunity to live a long and happy life.

Thank you!

Danny Solomon

Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Model

Mina Nashan graces the center spread of the March issue of Swim Bike Run. Elle Mcpherson has nothing on this triathlete. Check her out in the latest ad for Ghisallo.

Happy Birthday Bob

Big Bob Denlow turned 55 but he doesn't look a day over 62. The surprise celebration took place at the Mandarin House on Page. Things got a little rough when Tommy asked for brown rice but was denied by the waitress. I was thrilled to see her stand up against his finicky eating habits. Runners, family and friends all came out to surprise Bob on his big day. Note to Nancy Lieberman - Bob doesn't have 90 friends in the entire world so a cake that feeds 90 was probably overkill!!!