tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58798559500429857612024-03-12T17:53:10.635-07:00Run Jazz RunUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879855950042985761.post-29549076963578698142010-02-12T06:24:00.000-08:002010-02-12T06:31:20.256-08:00GO TEAM!!I should mention to all of you that Lea's sister Krista and her boyfriend Stephen are running the 1/2 marathon. Wahoooooo! Go Team!!<div><br /></div><div>Please check out their webpage as well (and Lea's too)</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/runlearun/">www.tinyurl.com/runlearun/</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/kristaandstephen">www.tinyurl.com/kristaandstephen</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/stephenandkrista">www.tinyurl.com/stephenandkrista</a></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879855950042985761.post-76906228795122393792010-02-11T19:02:00.000-08:002010-02-11T19:05:52.451-08:00PLEASE DONATE NOWI haven't even let anyone know about my blog or my donations page...yet. I've been busy trying to figure this all out. <div><br /></div><div>Here is the link to my donation page:</div><div><br /></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/runjazz">www.tinyurl.com/runjazz/</a></span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">please, please, PLEASE donate.</span></b></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879855950042985761.post-37998833761540624392010-02-11T15:09:00.000-08:002010-02-11T18:56:49.084-08:00Why?<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I am doing this to spread the word and raise money for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada in honour of Mike, my sister-in-law Lea's Dad.</span></span><div><br /></div><div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GUZ6nLp6c48/S3S4vXKQ8uI/AAAAAAAAABY/ga4tAiSB9wI/s320/Lea+and+Dad.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437173773953463010" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Lea and Mike</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Mike has been battling lymphoma for the past 2 years. At one point he was cancer free, but it came back and now he's fighting it once again</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Team in Training (TNT) is a charity sports training program for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS). The LLS of Canada's mission is to </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" cure="" s="" disease="" and="" to="" improve="" the="" quality="" of="" life="" patients="" their=""></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> Team in Training athletes raise funds to help find cures. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Check out their website at </span><a href="http://www.teamintraining.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">http://www.teamintraining.ca/</span></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Lea asked me if I was interested in doing the run with her and I said maybe...really meaning no. But she asked me again and even though I felt sick to my stomach I said yes. A half marathon??<br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Quoting Team in Training:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The physical challenge faced by Team in Training athletes is a challenge of </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">endurance</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">. While these challenges of endurance are something we </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">choose</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> to accept, they signify much greater battles of endurance being fought by individuals who have no choice whatsoever. These are the individuals who endure battles with blood cancer each day.</span></span></div></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;font-size:medium;">After reading that why would I not do the run?? And perhaps you too may be interested? You still have a couple of weeks to decide. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;font-size:medium;">Once I have my donation page set-up I will add the link to my blog so that you can donate often. Oh don't worry I'm not going to be shy about getting money from you to support LLSC.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;font-size:x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;font-size:medium;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><b>Please donate to help find a cure.</b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;font-size:medium;"> Anything will help.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br /></span></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879855950042985761.post-50135091281607831592010-02-11T14:57:00.000-08:002010-02-11T18:26:18.563-08:00Say What????<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">My knees are shaking at the mere thought of it. But I have chosen to do it. </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Do what you ask? Well, if you haven't heard I am going to do a 1/2 marathon!!!! </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">AAAAAAAaaaaaaaCCCCCCccccKKKKKK!!!! Who would've thought? </span></span><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0