Tuesday, December 23, 2008

YEAR 5 of Godfather Sean's NEW YEARS DAY tradition - the ROSE PARADE RUN!!!

Since I don't really drink during holiday, I find this event to be very very awesome!!! I went in 08 and I am going again in Jan 1, 2009!!!

This is pictures from Jan 1, 2008
http://www.smugmug.com/gallery/4091131_o6Ucf

Ask me if you have more questions. You can do half way and take metro rail back... so you can make this a 5 miles run.


New Year’s Day TRADITIONS - details on the 5th ANNUAL ROSE PARADE RUN (Godfather Sean style)!
As always, I am sharing one of my dearest and most favorite(est) traditions... you must join us for this run or bike or roller-blade with us!

THE SEAN LEONARD NEW YEAR'S MORN ROSE PARADE RUN 2009 EDITION / YEAR 5!
WHO: Jimmy Dean (me), Martini, Godfather Sean & ANYONE else who is crazy enough to join us for some F-U-N!
WHAT:
our silly-crazy, half-drunk, sleep deprived FIRST run of the year!
WHEN:
Thursday morning, January 1st, 2009! Between 4:30-4:45am!!
WHERE:
E Orange Grove Blvd AT N Sierra Madre Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91107
WHY: Why not!? It's the most fun you can have with your clothes on, and that's even kinda optional, although spending DAY 1 of any year in jail isn't much fun, you just have to be FASTER than the poe-poe!

BEFORE PHOTO 2007!


















DURING PHOTO - 2008

AFTER PHOTOS (YEARS 3 & 4 / 2007 & 2008)!



The Rose Parade route is almost exactly 5-miles through Pasadena, from the END of the Rose Bowl Parade route to the START. We MEET at 4:30am and start running around 4:45-5:00am!!! After a casual 5-miler (where we now have fun pace groups since we've become so BIG), we spend about 30-minutes walking past all of the Rose Parade floats cued up for the parade. We then turn around (close to 6:30am) and run the 5-miles BACK to the end. The coolest thing is we have about 5-15,000 spectators who have camped out ALL NIGHT LONG along the route. People YELL at us, come run with us (drunk), and high five us on the way out and back. We play games like counting the "Run Forrest, Run(s)!" and the "cat calls" and have a GRAND old time. Near the end of the run, between 7:30am-8am, the parade is about to begin and a STEALTH BOMBER and helicopters fly over us, which is an amazing way to END the first official run of the year (unless you ran at midnight too). We then go as a group to a little greasy spoon (Conrad’s Diner) and eat pancakes and share great company while the Rose Parade passes by a few blocks away.

Come join us! Tell others you know (who may not even be on MySpace OR Facebook) and we'll be a monster group of 50-100 runners (bikers and roller-bladers are also quite welcome, however, bikes CAN be a bit challenging to navigate through the float area) out there!

Ronald will be there!!!

Friday, December 12, 2008

Give $1 to make a difference for one family

I was talking to one of my triathlon teammate today and she told me she adopted a family for x’mas. She said she doesn’t know what to buy and she needs to give them gifts this Sunday. She said they have a wish list but it’s kind of sad because all items listed are necessities (instead of toys…etc).

She didn’t ask me for money but I gave her what I had in my gym bag(we were going to swim training… that’s why I have my gym bag). I would like to invite you to join me to make a difference for this family. I figure if enough of you donate one dollar each, we should have enough to buy a supermarket gift card or something so that this family can at least have a good x’mas dinner… or have money to buy their necessities. I have a few toys at home so I will probably donate them too.

I will see my teammate sat. Please let me know if you want to chip in $1. You can be a super star by giving $5!

Sincerely,

Louis

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Tyler and Santa

I got a message from Dorian today. I am happy to see that Tyler is getting back to the old him. Slowly but surely =)

This is what Tyler's mom said "Not one to waste time when it comes to holiday celebrations, Tyler made sure he got in a visit to Santa this weekend."



Monday, December 1, 2008

Dealing with Leukemia when you are 3

Tamer(3) with his sister Yasmin (8 months)

Dealing with Leukemia since you are 3 years old? That's what Tamer and his family are doing. My teammate Dena told me her friend's son Tamer just diagnosed with Leukemia on Friday and he is currently in City of Hope. His platelets were so low, he had to have numerous blood transfusions. On Sat he had bone marrow biopsy so that the doctor can find out exactly the type of Leukemia Tamer has. Read Morehe will start Chemo on Today (Monday).

I am deeply helpless about these news. I think it's suck for a child to go thru this as they have a butt load of future in front of them. They learn about all these medical terms, lose hair, vomit like no others... all before he even go to school!

Please pray for Tamer. If you want to know more or help, please let me know.

Thanks for your help!!!

Louis