The Mercury Phoenix Trust is a UK AIDS charity founded after Freddie Mercury's death; it was founded originally to distribute the monies raised from the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert. MPT hosts an annual "Freddie For a Day" fundraiser, among other things, and I have been emailing back and forth with them about running with Team to End AIDS here in the US.
While I don't think I can manage to run the Marine Corps Marathon as Freddie (Stuart Jones did the 2010 London Marathon dressed as Freddie in aid of MPT), I wanted MPT to know that they are at the heart of my choice to train for MCM with Team to End AIDS. On race day, I'll have Freddie's name on my arm, and I know it will keep me going.
MPT have graciously agreed to help me publicize my run...and I am pleased to be running and raising money in their name.
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