Fun with Fundraising!

Donations from friends and family are invaluable to my participation with DetermiNation.  To add a little fun and additional "thank you" to any financial contribution you are able to make, I've decided to add a few incentives, of sorts, to certain donation amounts.  Check them out below and donate at my personal fundraising page

Donation Incentives

Any amount – you can request race dedications to people you know who have been affected by cancer.  I will fill out dedication ribbons to wear on the back of my singlet.

$20 – I’ll make (and ship, if needed) a batch of one of the following homemade treats for you:
---Granola/energy bars (oats, coconut, peanut butter, honey, nuts, dried fruit)–2 dozen
---Cookies with baking chips (chocolate, butterscotch, etc) of your choice–3 dozen
---Banana bread with streusel topping–4 mini loaves

$26 – Entry into the “Guess Beth’s Split” pool which includes a chance at winning $50, see details below 

$40 – A batch of homemade treats AND an entry in the pool

Group donations are welcome; associated incentives can be split evenly among the members of the group

Guess Beth’s Split Pool 

This year my personal running goal is to run a consistent race at a steady pace.  You can be a a part of that by entering the pool. 

By donating $26 or $40 (or some multiple thereof), you get to:

1. Select a mile

2. Decide if I will be over/under relative to my average race pace 
---Don't tell me that part though!  I'll put you in contact with a third party (my friend, Allie) to keep track of this until post-race to avoid any bias in my running :-) 

Post-race I’ll determine which guesses were in the right direction.  Of that subgroup of guesses, the individual/group that chose the mile where I was closest to my race pace gets a $50 gift card (or multiple ones that add up to $50) to a retailer of their choice.

So, you want to choose which mile you think I’ll be best at keeping my pace but a little off in one direction or another. 

If there ends up being any miles where I am exactly on pace (within 1 sec of average), those who chose those miles will receive a $10 gift card if they predicted that I would be faster than my average pace.

To help guide your choices, here are some details about the race and my running:

1) I don’t run with a GPS watch and will be manually keeping my splits, starting when I cross the start line (chip start) and hitting for splits as I pass the mile flags (I’ll try my best to minimize human error :-)).  All times will be rounded to the nearest sec

2) My 2011 Chicago Marathon mile splits are below (keep in mind I’m hoping to run a smarter/more consistent race than I had that day :-))

3) I will do short walks at some water stops (probably 4 to 6 of them), not sure which ones but that may slow down my pace at those miles (see water stop locations on the race course map: https://www.tcmevents.org/_asset/mb5kr7/2011marathonmap.pdf)

4) There’s a gradual hill in the course, from about mile 20-23.5 with 160 ft of elevation gain.  I’ve heard from past marathoners that it can be tough

5) Up to 12,000 people run this race, so less of a crowd than at Chicago.  However, I will be starting somewhere in the back 2/3 of the field, might be a little crowded at the beginning.

Chicago Marathon 2011 ~*~ Finish Time = 3:55:56 ~*~ Pace = 9:00 min/mile

Mile	Split	Under/Over	Difference		Mile	Split	Under/Over	Difference
1	8:52	Under	-0:08		14	9:00	-	0
2	8:30	Under	-0:30		15	8:36	Under	-0:24
3	8:31	Under	-0:29		16	9:07	Over	+0:07
4	8:13	Under	-0:47		17	9:10	Over	+0:10
5	8:22	Under	-0:38		18	9:31	Over	+0:31
6	8:38	Under	-0:22		19	9:10	Over	+0:10
7	8:15	Under	-0:45		20	9:49	Over	+0:49
8	8:38	Under	-0:22		21	10:15	Over	+1:15
9	8:40	Under	-0:20		22	9:27	Over	+0:27
10	8:35	Under	-0:25		23	10:12	Over	+1:12
11	8:45	Under	-0:15		24	9:50	Over	+0:50
12	8:40	Under	-0:20		25	9:37	Over	+0:37
13	8:45	Under	-0:15		26	9:05	Over	+0:05