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The Hoag OC Marathon Running Festival

Thu April 3 - Sun May 4, 2025 Costa Mesa, CA 92626 US
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Dan Eidell
Running for Ron

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UPDATE: 12:30pm, 3/4/25: WOW. From the bottom of my heart, thank you all so much for your support. Plainly, I'm blown away by how this has taken off. We blew through the original $1000 target, and are already approaching $1500. In honor of the length of a marathon...let's shoot for $2620! 

ORIGINAL POST:

When my Dad turned 40, he ran the Chicago Marathon. Not necessarily for a cause, and certainly not because he loved the activity. But because he wanted to challenge himself and prove that he could.

He died almost two years ago now. He would have turned 81 this year. His (belated) birthday gift would have been his 4th grandchild. I've missed my Dad since his passing, but anyone who's lost a parent knows that the absence fades into the background after a time. You passively know that your Mom or Dad isn't there anymore, and that's ok. They live on in your memory, in the relationships you have with siblings, surviving parents, etc. 

As the reality of becoming a Dad has sunk in, I've found myself thinking about my own Dad more than at any point since we lost him. Every milestone, every moment...I think about what he would've said and done. Even if it was just a smile, laugh, or some other tiny gesture. 

We lost him to lung cancer on April 14, 2023. In his memory, and in the spirit of supporting others facing this devastating disease, I'm raising money for the American Cancer Society.

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