On November 5th I will run my first marathon. I’ve been a runner for about three years now and doing a marathon was never on my wish-list. Not even close. Yet, here I am only weeks away from heading to New York. Because that’s where we are going, me and my friend.
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The luxury of choice
During all those hours of training it occurred to me that preparing for a marathon is not necessarily hard, it just requires making choices all the time. The choice to not skip the training. To go for a run early in the morning even when on holiday. To skip the alcohol. To pick yourself up after a shitty run. To train when it rains. To be flexible and create time for friends & family. I was able to make those choices and that’s a luxury. As is travelling to New York to go running. People with Brittlebones (OI) would make those same choices, if only they could. That’s why, during one of my runs I came up with ‘Beats for Brittlebones’.
Beats for Brittlebones
When I go running, I always listen to music on Spotify. I like the surprise element of not knowing what the next song will be so I often use random playlists. Now, I am asking you to help me create my own Beats for Brittlebones playlist of Spotify. And the marathon is a pretty long run so I am looking for a fabulous & divers playlist to get me through all 42,195 kms!
Here’s how it works
STEP 1 – You send me a song and I will add it to my Beats for Brittlebones playlist on Spotify
STEP 2 – I will make a personal donation to the Care4Brittlebones foundation for each and every song I receive
STEP 3 – It’s your choice if you want to make a donation to the foundation
Want to send me a song? Go to Send me your song! to submit your track! Anything goes, from Bach to Bon Jovi and from Hazes to Hardcore. And don’t hold back, as I will make a personal donation to Care4Brittlebones foundation for every song I receive!
Want to make a donation? Fantastic! You can send your donation to the account number listed below.
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