Letter from Donna
Hello Everyone!
Greetings from the beautiful sun drenched beaches of Jacksonville, Florida. We are feeling a lovely blast of polar air right now. In fact these are some of the coldest temperatures we have ever seen in November, but the skies are blue for as far as the eye can see so I’m not complaining (at least not much 
). Just gives me a rare chance to sport my long sleeved 2008 finisher shirt!
We are less than 90 days away from welcoming all of you back to our little piece of paradise and we couldn’t be more excited about our 2009 event!
We had an amazing October registration, doubling our October numbers from last year!! If you haven’t joined us yet, what are you waiting for?? Don’t miss out on the biggest beach party around and one that is helping us to FINISH BREAST CANCER!
Of course we would love for everyone to join us here in Jacksonville Beach on February 15th, but we do understand that, especially in these times, some can’t make the trip. So I am thrilled to announced a brand new partnership with the folks from Map My Run. This week we are launching a Virtual 26.2 With Donna. That means you can register for the race, map your half marathon or marathon course, and join us from anywhere in the world. Check it out!
Thanks to the thousands of you who voted in our 2009 Official Poster Contest. The votes have been tallied and we have a winner…
So many of you loved that aerial shot as thousands cross the intracoastal bridge. The comment we heard more than any other was that it looked like a giant pink ribbon. So with that in mind our graphic artist extraordinaire Kurtis Loftis crafted a concept of the bridge with a shadow that appears to complete the ribbon. That’s your winning design. Posters will be available on the website soon. Thanks to Kurtis, and to everyone who participated. I thought all the concepts were fantastic!
And finally, our top fundraiser from the 2008 race Bill Hart is back from Greece and he had a FABULOUS time.
We’re sending this year’s top fundraiser to Paris. No you don’t have to raise money to participate in our race, but we do LOVE our fundraisers!!!
Have a Happy Thanksgiving everyone and see you in February!!
Donna
