Hello Everyone,
Welcome to Team Camp Shriver! I’m extremely excited to be your coach for the 2013 Boston Marathon. My goal is to provide the most meaningful experience possible and to inspire you to pursue achievements beyond your imagination. Supporting the mission of Camp Shriver will be the focal point of our efforts. I still have fond memories of the inclusive summer sports programs that I participated in as a child…nearly 5 decades later.
This is an unique opportunity to accomplish the amazing goal of completing the Boston Marathon and to provide opportunities of empowerment to others-life doesn’t get much better than that.
I have coached more than 15,000 runners in nearly 17 years and it’s been one of the most gratifying experiences of my life. This unexpected journey began in July 1996 during my last conversation with my mother…she passed from leukemia the day before her 58th birthday. I promised her I would do something significantly with my life. I soon became the head coach for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of America’s Team In Training program and, with the help of so many people just like you, raised over $65 million for blood-related cancer research.
Margaret Mead once said, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful and committed people can change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” Together, we are going to change the lives of so many and provide opportunities they otherwise would not have had. And that reality is going to sustain you in the closing miles of the 2013 Boston Marathon…knowing that you’ve been a instrumental part of a similarly committed group.
I look forward to sharing what promises to be one of the most powerful and meaningful experience of your life with you.
Your Coach,
Rick
Rick Muhr
Boston Marathon Running Coach
508-353-6699 (Cell)
November 20, 2012 at 7:33 pm
Thanks, Rick! This is a wonderful introduction to you and the Team.
Also, thank you for sharing your story. I never fail to be motivated by hearing the different stories of people who decide to tackle the marathon for the first time. I actually ran my first marathon after a dear friend was killed unexpectedly. Gathering with her friends and family and tackling a marathon was a way to heal and honor her memory at the same time.
So glad to have you with us!
– Barbara
November 20, 2012 at 9:03 pm
Hello Barbara,
I’m sorry to hear of the tragic loss of your dear friend. You’ve certainly handled the grieving process…which can be longer and far more difficult than any marathon…in a positive way.
I’m so thankful to be part of Team Camp Shriver!
Rick
November 26, 2012 at 2:16 pm
Thanks, Rick!