So proud of Team New U!

Team New U is a team of weight loss surgery patients and their families and supporters who complete in charity walks and runs. This past weekend, we did the Race for the Cure 5K through LSU. Next, we will run or walk in the Seize the Day! walk for epilesy (4/3) and the March of Dimes (4/24). I'm considering the Crescent City Classic, but it's a 10K ....eeeek!

We are also forming a kickball team and we sure would love some company.

Would you like to join us? ... send me a PM



Team Spencer representing and Gayla (at right) helping my daughter keep up a good pace. This was Gayla's first race and she was remarkable ... What a champ!



We have over endulged ... but victory does tastes just too SWEET!

Onward,

Fran 

Are all of these activities near Baton Rouge?  They sound like fun.  I am going out on a limb here because for a year I have been saying I would like to do something like this, but  have been to afraid to actually do it.  I live near Alexandria so I am 2 1/2 hours from BR. 

Hello Terri ... I'm an LC grad and lived in Pineville in the late 80s. I love P'Ville!

These events are around Baton Rouge, but if you trained for 5Ks where you are, you could join us for the walks and runs on occassion. We had a lot of OH members travel to be with us during the Walk from Obesity. And we traveled to Slidell for an event there.

We should be in big numbers for the March of Dimes walk on April 24 if you want to make a day of it. We will walk, hang out at LSU afterwards and maybe catch lunch somewhere or a picnic afterwards.

As the year progresses, we have some folks wanted to train for running, tennis and anything else that comes to mind. At some point, there will be hiking (again) and possibly a 40-mile bike ride, but everyone I mention this to thinks I'm crazy. You have some great places for hiking near you, maybe you can suggest something. I've gone hiking at Tunica Hills near the Mississippi line.

Let's keep the dialog going because some of us like day trips and you might want to day trip down here a time or two.

Hug Pineville for me!

Frances

Hi Frances!  This sounds like alot of fun!  I will certainly give this alot of consideration.
I love P'ville also.  We have lived here for 18 years now.  I work at LC in the bookstore, but I did not start until April 2000.  My husband and daughter are LC alums and I have 2 sons going to school there right now. 

Keep me posted because I am a big procrastinator (sp?) about this.  Scared I guess, but I do want to do it.  The 40 mile bike ride sounds like great fun, I have always wanted to do something like that.

Terri