WE DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes we did!  You can't imagine how wonderful it was.

Thank you to all of your for your support in not only helping us fund raise, but also your motivation and encouragement through all of our training.

To help cap it all off, check out our video.  We hope that we've inspired one of you to get out there and "Don't Stop Believing" that you can do it too.

XOXOXO

L Squared Running
Lesley and Linda

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jel81wiHovY&feature=player_detailpage

Bowling Night A Success!

Thank you to everyone who attended our bowling night - It was a great success and a lot of money was raised which will support the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada - The countdown is on!  Less than a month until we run our full and half marathons to help kick cancer in the butt!

Thank you to everyone who came out to support us.  Special thanks to Ana for the donations for our door prizes and lane prizes.

If you couldn't make it but want to sponsor us, there is just a few days left.  Click on the link below to reach our donation page directly:

Lesley :
http://my.e2rm.com/personalPage.aspx?registrationID=1450647&langPref=en-CA

Linda:
http://my.e2rm.com/personalPage.aspx?registrationID=1448017&langPref=en-CA

Thanks for your support!
L squared Running!

Cancer - The Good, The Bad, The Fighters

With just 5 weeks to go, we are gettting more and more excited about not only the run, but the charity that it supports:  The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada.

We all know someone who is fighting, has beat, or has succom to cancer.  We also know that someone we love does not yet know they have cancer, and we hope that they find out before its too late.

These two videos are truly inspiring. 

The first is from the Seattle Children's Hospital.  They have created their own video to go along with the Kelly Clarkson song "Stronger"  These children are all fighting cancer, but decided to be "stronger" and not let their cancer get them down.

This second video is new.  It is a live performance from the Stand Up 2 Cancer concert last week.  It is Taylor Swift singing a song called Ronan.  It was written for a 4 year old boy who passed away from cancer.  It's a tear jerker.  The words are beautiful.  They help you remember a person and not the disease.

Please help us fight cancer.

Donate to our fundraising efforts below:

Lesley:
http://my.e2rm.com/personalPage.aspx?registrationID=1450647&langPref=en-CA

Linda:
http://my.e2rm.com/personalPage.aspx?registrationID=1448017&langPref=en-CA

Please do so by September 28th as that is our fundraising cut off date.  Our race is October 14th in San Francisco.

L Squared Running
Lesley and Linda
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We Have 3 Winners!

Linda making the draws!

We held the draw for our raffle yesterday and are thrilled to announce the winners!

1st prize - a $50 Tim Hortons Card was won by Subaraj Loganathan

2nd prize - a $100 Gas Gift Card was won by Stella Salem

3rd prize - Two Golf Passes to Deer Creek south was won by Sam Reid

Congratulations to our winners! 

Close to $800 was raised for Team in Training for our upcoming run to support the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

Thanks to everyone who bought a ticket. 

Our next (and final) fundraising event is on Saturday September 15th at 8pm at Rouge Hill Bowl.  Tickets are $20 each and include a buffet dinner and a Cookie Dessert Bar.  contact us if you want to come - It will be a great night!

L squared Running
Lesley & Linda

Take It To The Limit!

First of all.....

Sorry for not posting lately.  But we have been on holidays and enjoying ourselves so getting you caught up on our running wasn't at the top of our list.....like sleeping, reading and eating butter tarts were :)

That said, you are here and your support is one of the reasons that we are able to head to San Fran in October so how are we doing????

AMAZING!

This past weekend was truly an example of taking it to the limit.  I (Lesley) had to do 18k but Linda had to do 38k.  We wanted to run together...correction we NEEDED to run Together.  There is a famous quote that says " Your mind gives up long before your body" both of us needed each others minds to get through this run.  So we planned out a creative route, got up at a crazy hour and ran.

Linda was up at 4:30am and on the road by about 5am.  I got up at 5:45 and was waiting at my door at 6am for Linda to arrive.  By the time she got to my house she had already ran about 10k.  Leaving my door we headed out to do 18k together.  As with all of our runs we talked, and talked, and talked. About everything: food (a popular topic), work, vacations, desserts (different than food) our men and our shopping lists.  Every now and then we would glance at Linda's Garmin and be like "wow! You are at 18km so I must be at 8km" before we knew it our route had wound its way back to my house and Linda quickly refilled her water and headed out to her home....a small 10km away.

Lucky for Linda she ran into our other running peeps along the way.  Their encouragement gave her what she needed to "take it to the limit" and make it home.  When she got there she hit stop on her Garmin and was happy to report she had gone 38.64km and it was only 9:30 am.

Less than 4km away from a full marathon.....she's going to do it....she is going to make it happen.three years ago when we started running we were so stoked to even run 10minutes straight.....now we run for hours...and hours...and hours :) We take our bodies and minds to the limit and they go willingly.....

Don't forget we have a bowling night fundraiser on Saturday September 14th at Rouge Hill Bowl.  Contact one of us to buy your ticket.  We have to hit our fundraising goals in the next few weeks.  We can't do it without your help!

L Squared...
Lesley & Linda

Don't Forget To Support!

Hello!

Don't forget we have 3 ways that you can make a donation to us and our run:

a)  Donate to us directly:

Lesley
http://my.e2rm.com/personalPage.aspx?registrationID=1450647&langPref=en-CA

Linda
http://my.e2rm.com/personalPage.aspx?registrationID=1448017&langPref=en-CA

b) Buy a raffle ticket:  $2 each or 3 for $5

Win:  Passes for 2 at Deer Creek South
          $100 gas card
           $50 Tim Hortons Card

c) Come to bowling nite!  Saturday September 15th 8pm at Rouge Hill Bowl
  $20 per person (includes a light buffet and a cookie dessert bar!)

Contact us to get tickets!

Lesley and Linda

A Moment In Time

Linda's turn to blog.  Here it is:

This is my story......July 30th, 2012

 worried about my sore foot....I decide to take a week off before I really injury myself or have my friend Lesley injury me as she has threatened if she see me in San Fran at the finish line in street clothes she will kill me...so then...with a week off.....she leaves town to vacation with her family and me alone without my running or my partner....what will  I do.....  not run....get better....rest my feet.....it's so hard....my head knows it's right, but I WANT TO RUN....I love to run....I am in training....I need to follow the plan....I'll miss a week of running.....Lesley says it's ok....hear her in your head.

After a sleepless Sunday night.....Lesley has been gone a day and I haven't run in a day and a half....I have a plan....
I buy a pump for my bike tires....I get a new bike seat and grips....off I go for a spin around the neighbourhood....I am set to have a few nights of biking.
Monday night 750 meters swimming, 50 lengths of the swimming pool....new goggles and cap as well. As most of you know I need the equipment and to look good.
OK.....it's Monday night.....a swim, a bike ride....no run.....foot feels good.....need to rest a week.....Lesley is in my head......listen to the smart runner in your head and on your left shoulder and you will be a winner.

5 more rest days to go.....until I hope to run again.....

Linda