26.2 miles for a "New Beginning"

Hello,

WhiteRock Marathon Dec 4, 2011

My name is Diana Montgomery and I like to think that I am a runner. I did not start running until three years ago when I ran my first Marathon in Dallas, Texas (White Rock Marathon). It was the experience of my life. After running in terrible weather and finishing in 4 hours 44 minutes and 31 seconds, my life changed. I feel like I can do anything and I have used this accomplishment as a motivator for any situation in my life!

This year I will be running my third marathon and I want to do something different. I want to take my personal accomplishment to another level. I want it to be meaningful for more people, so I have come up with a great idea.

Unfortunately, the numbers of domestic violence victims  is rising at a very fast rate, but places like The New Beginning Center has set a goal to help these women and children to have a “ new beginning” without violence and full of hope. I want to help with these women and children with their “New Beginning”.

“The mission of New Beginning Center is to foster an environment of safety, support and respect for families affected by domestic violence. We do so through crisis intervention, counseling, shelter, education, advocacy, and diverse community partnerships. The vision of New Beginning Center is to promote social change that will lead to the elimination of domestic violence” (http://www.newbeginningcenter.org/mission-vision/).

WhiteRock Marathon Dec 9, 2012

I have been training for the last 6 weeks to run The Metro PCS Marathon and I am looking for 26 people or companies who would like to sponsor one mile of my race with at least $26.20.  My goal is to raise at least $681.20 for The New Beginning Center, but this is not all. If I finish the race in less than 4 hours and 15 minutes, (which will be a new personal record) all my sponsors will agree to double their contribution so the overall will be at least $1,362.20.

I want to use this blog to record my training experiences, and to look for my sponsors. I hope you are one of them!!!

Diana's Races

Event	number	Date	Time	Distance	Locaton
Whiterock Marathon	7301	12/4/11	4.44.31	Full	Dalla
TRI ROCK SPRINT TRIATHLON	166	5/5/12	1.29.38	Sprint	Rockwall
Media Marathon de Bogota		7/29/12	2.24.39	Half	Bogota, Colombia
Rebel race	14387	8/18/12	2.10.28	15K	Forney
Blackland Triathlon	394	9/3/12	1.36.06	sprint	Plano
Dallas Marathon	5866	12/9/12	4.35.10	full	Dallas
Commitment day	1057	1/1/13	0.30.00	5K	Dallas
Electric run	28098	1/19/13	0.25.06	5K	Dallas
Chocolate Race	784	2/9/13	0.25.07	5K	Dallas
Fire Fly	1236	3/23/13	0.24.47	5K	Dallas
Luzilu Mud run		3/30/13	0.45.00	5K	Grapevine
Spa Girl TRI	353	5/11/13	1.10.39	Sprint	San Antonio
Run or dye	44266	6/22/13	0.53.46	5k	Dallas
Salty dog Tri	164	6/23/13	1.33.18	sprint	McKinney
Skeese Greets Woment Tri	344	6/30/13	1.12.23	sprint	Austin
Take On the Heat Tri	457	8/18/13	1.15.50	sprint	Frisco/colony
TRI ROCK SPRINT TRIATHLON	670	8/25/13	1.13.06	sprint	Rockwall