Hola Everyone, Well it has been a while. I have had a few issues with my computer, but it is finally working. I thought I lost it with all the lighting we had a couple of weeks ago. On June 12th I jumped on the scale and the weight was down to 252 lbs a [...]
What the heck is this? It’s the metabolism pathways in the human body. No, you don’t need to understand this chart to learn how to speed up our body’s metabolism. While there may be some medical reasons as to why someone’s metabolism is slower than normal (here is a good article in layman’s terms about [...]
In: Fitness & Nutrition|Fitness Challenge|Jerry's Blog|Running
13 Jan 2011Determination – according to dictionary.com: 1. the act of coming to a decision or of fixing or settling a purpose. 2. the quality of being resolute; firmness of purpose. I was thinking of my dad today and I reflected on something I have seen in him ever since I can remember – determination. No matter the circumstances, good or bad, what ever life hands him, he is and always has been resolute in making the [...]
In: Fitness & Nutrition|Fitness Challenge|Jerry's Blog|Running
12 Jan 2011As we arrive in the middle of the 2nd week of our marathon training, I am sitting at my computer desk playing on facebook and remembered a tip from a couple of podcasts I listened to today. Fat to Fit and Beyond Diet are two of my favorite podcasts, offering good tips on health and lifestyle [...]
In: Fall 2010 Events
6 Dec 2010Miles4Kids would like to take a quick moment to thank the many people who helped us raise $2750 worth of baby items for our Fall, 2010 event for Kansas Children’s Service League. If you know anyone on this list, please leave a comment and thank them for supporting child abuse prevention programs and Miles4Kids. Thank [...]
Quick update….we received an online donation of $100 today!! We have now raised $2220 worth of baby items for KCSL’s Healthy Families program. We only have $380 more to go to reach our goal. If you would like to sponsor our December 5th half marathon with a donation, please click the “donate” button on our [...]
For our Fall, 2010 event, Miles4Kids has raised approximately $2120 worth of baby items for Kansas Children’s Service League’s Healthy Families Program. We could not have gone this far without the help of many generous people who sponsored our run! We still need approximately $420 to reach our goal. If you would like to sponsor [...]
My idea of ‘real runners’ were those who RAN the entire desired distance. In my mind, as I trained for my last three half marathons, I thought I needed to RUN the entire distance, without stopping to be a ‘real runner’. But when I ran those last three races, I saw runners who would run [...]
Wednesday, December 8th 6:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. at Carlos O’ Kelleys Mexican Cafe – 7703 E. Douglas- Wichita, KS Red Stocking Breakfast is the Kansas Children’s Service League’s signature fundraising event. Join us for this fun event – it’s a great way to kick off your holiday season! Kids 10 and under eat free! [...]
Now you can donate to our latest event by using your Credit Card or PayPal account. Just click on the link below or the one in the side-bar, it’s that easy! When you donate, 100% of your donation will be used to purchase much needed baby items for Healthy Families – a KCSL prevention program. [...]
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