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Mr. Anthony Sean Caponiti

98 percent of goal achieved.

Goal: $3,300.00
Achieved: $3,250.00


We're running to fight liver disease!

My Story

Liver disease, in one form or another, has afflicted and severely affected numerous family, friends, and colleagues in my life so much so that I decided to take on the challenge of training for my 4th race, the 2010 Boston Marathon and 5th race, 2010 Chicago Marathon, while helping the American Liver Foundation in the fight against liver disease.

The fight against liver disease is a fight that I take seriously.  We've already seen the second largest December snowfall this winter in the mid-atlantic region which means I have many blistering cold runs in front of me but it will only make me stronger when I put on the Run for Research orange jersey!

Like the marathon, our battle with liver disease is a race against the clock.  Many forms of liver disease are preventable, and many more can be treated effectively if detected early meaning my sacrifice is all about raising awareness and inspiring others to make a financial sacrifice that will go toward conducting research.  Did you know that liver cancer is one of the few cancers on the rise in the United States today?

By making a donation you'll take me one step closer to my aggressive goal of $3,300 in 110 days (just think ... that's a little less than $30 per day) and take all of us another stride closer to a world free of liver disease!

Your generous gift will help the American Liver Foundation provide research, education, and advocacy to assist the 30 million people affected by liver disease in the United States.

Please support me in my journey!  Just click the "Click Here to Sponsor Me" or "Make a gift!" button.

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You can learn more about my training on my Twitter account @dcSportsGuy (http://twitter.com/dcsportsguy)

Also visit ALF's website for more info: http://liverfoundation.org

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12 miles this morning!
Apparently there's some bad weather heading toward the east coast in the magnitude of 2-4 inches of rain so it was important to get my mid-week long run in before the clouds hit.
Last night I ran 6 miles easy followed by a leg workout with the weights. I pushed the lifting harder than I have in weeks (3rd weight lifting session of the week, the other two upper body) so I knew this morning would tough.
Not going to lie, after about 9 miles this morning I was in some pain between my nagging left foot injury, right wrist tendon ache, and sore legs.
I thought about the hills of Boston and everybody counting on me to perform my best on April 19 in support of liver disease research and pulled through of course. I'm bringing my all to the marathon.
GO LIVER!!!

by Anthony Caponiti on Thu, Mar 11, 2010 @ 3:01 PM

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Why Support the American Liver Foundation

  • 30 million Americans - one in every 10 - are or have been affected by a liver, biliary, or gallbladder disease.
  • Liver disease is the ninth leading disease related cause of death in the United States with more than 42,000 people dying each year.
  • There are more than 100 types of liver disease, with hepatitis A, B, and C being the most common.
  • Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, an obesity-related chronic liver disease, may affect as many as one in every four adults over the age of 18.
  • Hepatitis B and C infection significantly increase the risk of liver cancer, one of the few cancers currently on the rise in the U.S.

Many forms of liver disease are preventable, and many more can be treated effectively if detected early. The Run for Research team is working towards a world free of liver disease. Please help me make that goal a reality!

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