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Muff Two: The Chafening
Story
Welcome to the moment in which I risk damage to the lady-garden over 42.2 Ks; that's 26 miles in the old money.
Did they use miles in classical antiquity? I DON'T KNOW. I do seem to recall the Marathon messegner dude carked it when he delivered his message, didn't he? Oh. I don't know this either.
But I do know that a horribly chafed muff is a pain well worth enduring for the sake of a great arse. Man. You should see my arse. You could crack eggs on that bad-girl.
Being buoyed by the promise of a wonderful bottom can only be beat by the simple feeling that I am running SLASH wheezing to do some good for someone other than myself.
Of the organisations available for me to choose, I have selected the Indigenous Literacy Foundation. I’ve had a poke ‘round and this foundation looks good; it seems like a concern short on admin and big on building a meaningful program of education for kids and adults living, for the most part, in remote communities.
Of course, my motivation here—as always—is selfish. I believe that if we can help implement an engaging program that results in better literacy skills for Indigenous children and adults, we increase our chances of producing a public intellectual or two and, goodness knows, our country is running short on those.
I am doing this because I want something more interesting to read and someone more stirring to whom I might listen. I want more erudite Indigenous voices because, frankly, there’s sufficient white ones. Bit more interesting all ‘round.
So. If you fancy, support selfish Helen on her selfish run. And, feel free to offer me training, race-day and arse maintenance advice.
And muff liniment. TOGETHER WE CAN BEAT THE CHAFENING. (And if I keep my goal pace up after these months of stinky training, I can beat the Prime Minister's crappy marathon time of 4 hours and 51 minutes. GOODNESS but I'd love to beat Abbott's time.)
Activity
Indigenous Literacy Foundation
Being able to read opens so many doors. But in very remote Indigenous communities, books are all too scarce and literacy levels are much lower than anywhere else in Australia. Our purpose is to make a difference to the lives of Indigenous families by not only gifting thousands of new culturally appropriate books - with a focus on early literacy and first language - but also by running programs to inspire the communities to tell and publish their own stories.
Please visit our website for more information about our programs.