Let's hear it for Rick Neal...

[El Gordo]

http://www.neverdieeasy.org/

Not one to name-drop, but I met Rick Neal at Hal Higdon's house, overlooking Lake Michigan, in October 2002, after the Chicago Marathon - and we've kept in touch on and off ever since.

Rick was advised to give up running on health grounds, and has responded by aiming to run 4 marathons in 4 weeks. By my calculation he should have just completed the second (Indianapolis, after last week's Chicago), with another 2 coming right up. He is collecting for a very worthy cause. Please check out his website for details of the heart-breaking story of Robert Leavitt, and of Rick's marathon-tortured October. There's plenty of interesting stuff there. Please give him some encouragement.

I'll certainly be making a contribution to the fund, and hope that some others will too.

Andy