With a little help from my friends

RTPP takes time - not the training (which is fun) but all the other stuff. I got burned out earlier this year. Now friends (old and new) are offering all types of help and support. They share our hope that RTPP and more PKD awareness could make a difference for people and families living with PKD.

Wendy is an entrepreneur from Boulder, Colorado who read about RTPP in the Post-Dispatch. In the past month she has offered great advice, solicited in-kind support, contacted Colorado media and rallied her friends to make a generous donation. I'm excited to be one of the first people "avoiding the rust" in an element26 shirt. I snapped a photo with my running buds for Wendy's company website.

Another person is Mark Sauer. Mark and I talk running. Three months ago, when I mentioned RTPP to him at a Blues event he understood right away what I was doing and why. We've talked about it a few times and today we dug deeper into the plans. His donation and his confidence in the worthiness of the effort is a huge boost.

By the way, thanks Scooter, Dave, Tom, Frig, Duckie and Zac for interrupting our early morning run for the photo!