North Carolina Man To Run 30 Marathons In 30 Days
Full disclosure time, I am completely annoyed by people to have those “26.2” and “13.1” stickers on their cars. For those unaware, these stickers indicate that the vehicle’s owner has…
Full disclosure time, I am completely annoyed by people to have those "26.2" and "13.1" stickers on their cars. For those unaware, these stickers indicate that the vehicle's owner has completed a marathon/half-marathon. Okay, since I've declared honesty here, I'm not annoyed. I'm completely jealous. I wish I had the faith in my knees and ankles holding up to train for and complete a marathon or half-marathon. I'm completely AMAZED at the audacious goal of Greenville, North Carolina runner, Lucas Autrey.
Exactly What Is Lucas Autrey Doing?
Lucas Autrey is planning to run 30 marathons in 30 days. That sounds catchy. Now, let me lay this out for you. EVERY day, for 30 days, Lucas is going to wake up and run 26.2 miles. I know people that have run marathons. The morning after completing ONE has been described as one of the worst of their lives. None of them say they couldn't wait to hop out of bed and do it again. That being said, Autrey is doing this for a fantastic cause.
Why Is Lucas Autrey Running 30 Marathons In 30 Days?
Lucas is putting himself through this arduous task for Community Crossroads Center, a homeless shelter in the Greenville Area. He tells WNCT, “We’re raising money for Community Crossroads, it’s the only homeless shelter in Greenville. They’re always understaffed and underfunded, so as it gets hotter, summertime’s coming, they’re usually struggling to buy bottles of water. I’ve learned a lot about humility and also about just not making the simple things so hard to do, I think that’s something that we all do way too often.”
How Can You Support Lucas Autrey And His Cause?
If you'd like to support Lucas and help out Community Crossroads Center, Fleet Feet (207 E Arlington Blvd. in Greenville) is selling T-shirts for $20. Funds raised go directly to Community Crossroads. You can also just donate in person at Fleet Feet or online here.
And Lucas Autrey's Training Regimen?
Alright, if I have one point of contention, one thing that kind of has me scratching my head, it's the contents of Lucas Autrey's training table as he prepares for 30 marathons in 30 days.
Look, I'm not saying a diet of a ribeye, protein shake, Pepsi, cheese sticks, and Oreo cookies CAN'T be beneficial in fueling one's body for this. I'm just saying... <g>
Study Finds Meck Is One Of The Most Generous North Carolina Counties
A new study by SmartAsset ranked the most generous counties in North Carolina. And Mecklenburg County ranked near the top of the list. To create this list researchers measured how much money people donate as a percentage of their net income and the proportion of people in each county who donate to charitable causes.
View the most generous counties in North Carolina below:
10. Iredell County
Contributions as Percentage of Income: 1.43%
Percentage of Returns Itemizing Charitable Contributions: 9.77%
Charitable County Index: 31.39
9. Moore County
Contributions as Percentage of Income: 1.56%
Percentage of Returns Itemizing Charitable Contributions: 9.78%
Charitable County Index: 32.21
8. Watauga County
Contributions as Percentage of Income: 2.23%
Percentage of Returns Itemizing Charitable Contributions: 8.35%
Charitable County Index: 32.86
7. Polk County
Contributions as Percentage of Income: 1.86%
Percentage of Returns Itemizing Charitable Contributions: 9.35%
Charitable County Index: 33.01
6. Durham County
Contributions as Percentage of Income: 1.87%
Percentage of Returns Itemizing Charitable Contributions: 10.88%
Charitable County Index: 36.60
5. Wake County
Contributions as Percentage of Income: 1.73%
Percentage of Returns Itemizing Charitable Contributions: 12.75%
Charitable County Index: 41.42
4. Mecklenburg County
Contributions as Percentage of Income: 2.18%
Percentage of Returns Itemizing Charitable Contributions: 12.13%
Charitable County Index: 41.42
3. Union County
Contributions as Percentage of Income: 2.00%
Percentage of Returns Itemizing Charitable Contributions: 13.14%
Charitable County Index: 42.64
2. Orange County
Contributions as Percentage of Income: 2.15%
Percentage of Returns Itemizing Charitable Contributions: 13.14%
Charitable County Index: 43.54
1. Chatham County
Contributions as Percentage of Income: 1.79%
Percentage of Returns Itemizing Charitable Contributions: 14.67%
Charitable County Index: 45
Methodology
(From Smart Asset)
To find the most generous places, we compared two factors in each county: the amount of money people donate as a percentage of their net income, and the proportion of people who made charitable donations.
To determine the amount of money that people donate as a percentage of their income, we first calculated the net income for everyone in each county. To do this, we looked at tax return data and accounted for federal, state and local taxes paid. We also accounted for deductible entries, including mortgage interest, mortgage points and mortgage insurance payments. We then divided each county's total charitable donations by its total net income to see the amount of money residents in each county have donated relative to their income.
Next, we measured the total number of individual tax returns that show charitable contributions and divided that by the total number of individual tax returns in each county. This gave us the proportion of people in each county who make charitable donations.
We then indexed and equally weighted the two factors to yield our Most Charitable Places Index.
