It's done by

signing up for a team marathon training program benefiting the American

Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association.

Train To End

Stroke is about reaching personal fitness milestones while helping the

men, women and children who have experienced a stroke.

Most program

participants have never run a marathon. The five-month program provides

experienced coaching on how to complete a marathon or half-marathon event.

Participants also get nutrition and training clinics along the way and

team social events.

Participants

agree to raise a minimum amount of funds to benefit stroke research and

educational programs. They get a fund-raising handbook that includes sample

letters and event ideas.

At the end

of the program, teammates fly to either Negril, Jamaica Dec. 8, 2001,

or Walt Disney World Orlando, Florida Jan. 6, 2002, where they will either

run or walk in a world-class marathon. More dates in other fabulous locations

for this bi-annual event are being scheduled for spring 2002.

The American

Stroke Association pays for transportation, accommodations, pre-marathon

pasta dinner and post-marathon victory party for every individual who

has reached his or her personal training and fund-raising goals.

Stroke is the

third leading cause of death in the U.S. and a leading cause of severe,

long term disability. Every 53 seconds, someone in America has a stroke.

The American Stroke Association funds research and educational programs

for stroke.

Registration

for the Jamaica and Orlando marathons is through mid-July at 36 American

Stroke Association participating training sites across the nation; by

calling 1-888-4-STROKE; or online at www.StrokeAssociation.org .

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