Category: Sports and Fitness

bookmark_borderThe Sandy Sprint Superhero Race

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Charity Run / Walk
Location — Philadelphia Museum of Art
April 25, 2015

The Sandy Sprint is being hosted by the Sandy Rollman Ovarian Cancer Foundation in an effort to spread the word about our mission and raise funds to advance research.

Instructions for Sandy Sprint Registration

The Sandy Rollman Ovarian Cancer Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit, 501c3 organization created as a tribute to the life, character, and immense strength of Sandy Rollman. Sandy passed away from advanced ovarian cancer in May 2000. Prior to diagnosis, Sandy experienced many textbook symptoms. Her symptoms were whispering only no one was listening. The tragic result was that Sandy never had a chance against ovarian cancer.
Her sister Adriana Way and her nurse Robin Cohen decided to keep Sandy’s memory alive while trying to prevent other women from having to endure the same pain as she did. The Sandy Rollman Ovarian Cancer Foundation unites with the Community to: – Educate both women and physicians about ovarian cancer – Advocate for early diagnostic testing and more effective treatments – Raise funds to advance research towards a cure – Offer support to ovarian cancer patients and their families.

bookmark_borderOzone Action Day

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Ozone action days happen when the ground level ozone becomes hazardous to your health. In essence, this means you should try not to breath. Certainly, do not suggest that your kids go outside and play. More people die from air pollution than guns… way more. Please do not pull the trigger.

Here is an example from June 17, 2014 issued by Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection:

Ozone Action Warning:
Air Quality Index (AQI)
106
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
Health Message: Active children and adults, and people with lung disease, such as asthma, should reduce prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors.
ACTION DAY

Forecast Discussion: Tuesday will be an Air Quality Action day for ozone for the Philadelphia metropolitan area. Full sun all afternoon, along with temperatures rising into the 90s °F, will promote ozone formation. An Appalachian lee trough will form east of I-95, which will be a focus for pollutant accumulation. Warm air arriving aloft will limit mixing. As a result of these factors, ozone will increase into the Code Orange range. Rising humidity and westerly transport aloft from the Ohio River Valley will increase particles into the mid-Moderate range. **Extended Forecast: Wednesday will be hotter and more humid, but stronger winds in the afternoon and the chance for convection in advance of a slowly moving cold front will limit ozone to the upper Moderate range. Particles will remain in the mid-Moderate range. The cold front will slowly move through the area on Thursday. Temperatures will decrease, although it will remain humid. Thunderstorms forming in the afternoon will limit both ozone and particles to the low Moderate range. -Huff/Catena/Ryan