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PurpleStride, Weights & Gardein for Dinner

Support for a Friend Before I dive into today's normal post, I wanted to take a minute to ask for your support. Some of you may remember this request from last year , for those not familiar, I have a dear friend, Lindsey, who's husband, Tommy, passed away after a year-long battle with pancreatic cancer. There is a 5k walk/run event this weekend that raises money for the pancreatic cancer research - PurpleStride Atlanta . If you are in the Atlanta area and are free this Saturday, I highly encourage you to particpate in the race. It's an event for a really good cause. I know not many of you live in that area so another way to support Lindsey in memory of Tommy and to potentially help others is to make a donation . It is tax deductible. And if you are unable to donate yourself, I would appreciate it if you could please forward this to others.  Legs & Back Today I ended up going with legs and back at the gym over a run. It was finally sunny, but really windy (again...

Tamale Tuesday & A Donation Request

Walking, Running, Donating for a Cure While this month is all about Breast Cancer Awareness, I'm actually going to ask that you think about supporting another cause: Pancreatic Cancer. I have a very dear friend who's husband (Tommy) was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last year just after their one year wedding anniversary. There is 5K walk/run event in Atlanta on November 13 - PurpleStride . While I cannot attend, I will be donating to "Team Tommy." For my friends in the Atlanta area, if you could participate in this race, it would mean the world to me. But what I would like most is that you please make some sort of donation if you are financially able. This link takes you to Lindsey's page for the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network - Purple Stride Atlanta 2010 . Also, it looks like there are PurpleStride events around the country, so maybe there is one in your area. Workouts - Weights & Run During lunch I decided to do shoulders and triceps. I did super...