Veronica 's Marathon Page
Creator: Veronica Webb
Help me reach my goal of: $25,000.00
So far I've raised:$16,889.00
What's up?! I'm Veronica Webb. You might know me as a Super Model or as a TV personality. That's been my job for over two decades. My most important work is being a mother to my two young daughters, protecting my health, strengthening my body in tandem with my spirit and being of service to my community. I've been involved in the fight against AIDS since the early 90's as a board member of LifeBeat.org.
They say "God puts you where you need to be." Right? Right. So, I'm out at dinner with Sabine Feldman, editor in chief of Shape Magazine and she'd just run her 9th marathon. In awe, I told her I always wanted to run the marathon, but something was always going on like I had to travel for work or I over trained and got hurt, or I was having a baby and a c-section or another baby another c-section and just never did it. I never gave up hope, but becoming a marathoner seemed to be farther and farther out of range as a working mom and a weekend athlete.
Between sips of wine and bites of asparagus spears, In total awe and humility I admitted distance running was something I couldn't crack. I just didn't think I could run that far (or that fast my ego told me). Sabine looked at me without shame and said, "I walked the first few races I did and built into a run." Hallelujah! I had permission now to try something I always wanted to do without putting pressure on myself to be perfect. Not a natural runner herself, Sabine turned me on to the Galloway method for runners. It's a run/walk technique that allows people who don't run more than three miles at a clip, or first time marathoners or people in their 40's and beyond, I fall into all those categories, to achieve distance safely. I went to sleep that night INSPIRED!
I woke up the next morning to the tweeting tone of a text. It was my friend Maryse Thomas. She wrote to ask me to run for Harlem United's Team. I jumped at the chance! Yes! This is the kind of stuff I pray for! I had a key to to the technique and an unshakable motivation. What could be more amazing than helping the population MOST in need of HIV/AIDS service providers while developing personal discipline, strength and stamina at the same time? I kept putting off the marathon because I thought I had to be fast or the best or whatever. But you know what, when you’re heart is in something you get it done no matter how, no matter what. I got the Galloway method (here’s the link by the way (www.jeffgalloway/training/marathon.html) and started training the next day. I thought even if I walk most of the marathon, I WILL HAVE DONE IT! No matter what, I can only get better at it.
I’ve never run more than 3 or 4 miles until yesterday. I built up slowly last week and ran 6.6 miles without too much pain by the end of seven days.
My heart is in it to help raise this money for our community. My heart is in it to reach this awesome goal. I hope you’ll join me and the Harlem United Team with generous donations, words of inspiration and encouragement on http://www.harlemunited.org/teamapollo/ I’ll be updating you on my training as I go along so definitely follow me on www.twitter.com/veronicawebb.
Everything we do in the fight against HIV/AIDS counts toward making the world a safer place.
Stay Good and Be Well,
Veronica
My sponsors to date:
| Name | Amount | Message |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Weintraub | $500.00 | WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU!!! YOU ARE INSPIRING BEYOND WORDS, CONGRATULATIONS!!! LOVE LIBBY AND SCOOTER |
| Enrico Yee | $20.00 | |
| Indra M Alexander | $5.00 | |
| Brett G Hoebel | $25.00 | Great job Veronica on the Marathon |
| Steve Russo | $3,600.00 | |
| Mark cornell, Moët hennessy usa, inc. | $5,000.00 | Best of luck. We're proud to be sponsoring you. Mark |
| Simon Doonan | $210.00 | |
| Korey Provencher | $50.00 | |
| Teresa Webb | $30.00 | Congratulations Veronica! We are behind you 100%! Love you, Teresa and Elise |
| Gretchen Liedtke | $40.00 | Good Luck V!!! |
| Drew Katz | $1,000.00 | Run Veronica Run. I am very proud of you and your efforts on behalf of Harlem United. Drew Katz |
| Elisabeth N Jones | $100.00 | Good luck Veronica!!! Elisabeth Jones & Kilian Hennessy |
| Valerie Idehen | $25.00 | What time does the marathon begin and where is the starting point? Thanks, Val |
| Modelinia . | $500.00 | |
| John James | $500.00 | Good luck Veronica! I have to get out to New York to see you sooner than later! |
| Brooke Spencer | $30.00 | |
| Linda L Janklow | $100.00 | HOPE YOU FINISH AND ENJOY! LOVE, LINDA |
| Latham Thomas | $50.00 | I love you Veronica, you can do it! |
| Jennifer Webb | $150.00 | Go Veronica Go!!! I am so very proud of you |
| Darren Walker | $500.00 | Go Veronica, I\'m proud of you! |
| Katie Kempner | $100.00 | Good luck, Veronica! Best wishes, Katie Kempner and all of us at MDC Partners |
| Owen Wincig | $200.00 | Good luck Veronica !! I'll try to be there cheering for you as you head up First Avenue. |
| Josette Persson | $30.00 | Veronica, good luck in the race! Josette (Voyage) |
| Kelsey louie And the entire harlem united supportive housing division | $14.00 | 100% of the Supportive Housing Division collected money to support your fundraising efforts. Thank you for running for Harlem United. Good luck!! |
| Tracy Chandler | $100.00 | Go Veronica!! |
| Ira Fronk | $100.00 | |
| Abby & warren Leamard | $30.00 | Veronica, You have such a big heart. |
| Michaela A Davis | $50.00 | |
| Valerie Pasquiou | $50.00 | |
| Timothy Rosta | $200.00 | You better run! |
| Audio video in paradise In key west | $50.00 | Great to learn of your new endeavor -- as they say in the theatre, "break a leg!" Oh wait, don't do that... Cheers, Kelly, Kenny & the gang a AV in Paradise |
| Mark Chin | $35.00 | Go Veronica! -Mark Chin |
| Lizabeth Sant'angelo | $50.00 | It's a great experience!! And for a great cause. I ran in 2000. For me the race was a lot more fun and easier than the training. Good Luck, Lizabeth |
| Bill Gray | $100.00 | Good luck! |
| Rob Stone | $250.00 | I'm sure you'll glide through the 26.2 like Bambi. Enjoy. |
| Jolie Kobrinsky | $100.00 | \"Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must outrun the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the slowest gazelle, or it will starve. It doesn\'t matter whether you\'re a lion or gazelle - when the sun comes up, you\'d better be running.\" |
| Joanie Fox | $50.00 | Never thought I could run a marathon but after reading your Runner page - I'm thinking positively! And, so happy to support a charity I feel passionately about! |
| Steve Levin | $50.00 | I know you'll do an amazing job and make your friends & family proud! |
| Bill Gray | $200.00 | |
| Bethann Hardison | $30.00 | Daughter..you know you do me proud. No one likes a challenge better than me, but you got this one :-) Because of you I will attend and cheer. Love you and Godspeed. |
| Daniel Martin | $100.00 | |
| Jane Rosenthal | $100.00 | Best of luck!!! |
| David Rosenberg | $1,000.00 | Good luck! |
| Jean-phillippe Biamby | $25.00 | Veronica, you are an inspiration. I will be supporting you by spreading the word. |
| Tapiwa Munyati | $20.00 | You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you - John Wooden |
| John Pasmore | $200.00 | wow..! |
| Nadine Johnson | $500.00 | gogo veronica!!!! |
| Jerri Devard | $50.00 | Good luck Veronica....I'll be looking for you! |
| Abe Linc | $20.00 | |
| Jean-marc Houmard | $250.00 | You go girl! Glad we can reciprocate a little bit of the support you've given us at Indochine in the past 25years! |
| Vanessa Dabich | $100.00 | Your friends at Lancome love and support you! Good luck on the run! xo |
| Elizabeth Uss | $100.00 | Good luck! |
| Deborah Berger | $100.00 | I'm proud to be able to support your run! xod |
| Glenn J Barber | $100.00 | Good luck! We'll be pulling for you :) Vicki, Glenn, Gaby, Jamie & Tommy |
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