Still moving along with this idea.  Just had a small setback with an injury.  Today was the first day I ran since April 10th and had a blast with my nephew.  See the attached pic.Nolan_2010_06_02

Back in the game….had an injury but going to start fighting the fight again. This is my first day back….had a great time with my nephew, Nolan!   We ran a 5K on Memorial Day!!!!

Video blog has some final edits…will be up by the end of the week!

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/29769789 

Check this out… done!

Video of the event is coming…

So we’ve got the site blog feeding facebook and twitter now thanks to a good friend. So get all your friends to become our fans on facebook and support the cause. You’ll get regular updates right in your facebook feed which you can then click to visit the site to see what else is happening. Next up will be the video blog for the race this weekend! Keep checking back for more updates.

yesterday was the final long run before next week. 6 more days and the AR50. Anxiety kicking in!

We need volunteers for the day of the event. Please shoot me an email if you can help in any way.

MRS. OBAMA: Thank you.  Please, please, be seated.

Thanks so much. It is a pleasure to be here with all of you today. And thank you for the wonderful work that you do every day in schools and communities all across this country.

And I also want to say thanks to Chuck. Chuck was here — where did he go — for his outstanding leadership for the National PTA. I understand for the first time in its 113-year history, an organization that began as the National Congress of Mothers is now led by a father. (Applause.) So I commend Chuck for his work to get more fathers involved, right? (Applause.) That’s right.

I also understand Chuck got his start with his local PTA almost 20 years ago for one simple reason — and that was, his first son, Matthew, was entering the first grade. And that’s really the same reason why I know that most of you got started with your own local PTA — my mom was a PTA mom — because you had a child — yes, she was — (applause) — because I know each of you got involved because you had a child in a school that you cared about.

And that’s one of the great things about this organization — that anyone can get involved, anyone can get engaged. All that’s required is that you care about our kids; and that you care about their well being, and their potential to grow up into happy, and healthy, and successful adults; and also that you care about the future of our community and our country. And that’s really why we’re all here today, why I’m here, because we care deeply about our kids.

And I know this organization shares my conviction that it’s finally time to take on one of the most serious threats to our children’s future and to ours: and that’s the epidemic of childhood obesity in America today.

Now, as Chuck said, when you start talking about this issue, we often begin with the statistics — how over the past three decades, childhood obesity rates in America have tripled. Tripled. Or how today, nearly one in three American children is overweight or obese. And these statistics are breathtaking.

But as far-reaching as this epidemic is, the truth is it’s also deeply personal — for our kids and for us. So while I travel this country speaking about this issue as a First Lady, I really come to it first and foremost as a mother.

As parents, we know that this isn’t just about how our kids look. It has nothing to do with it. It’s about how they feel — and it’s about how they feel about themselves. It’s about the impact this issue has on their health, and the impact that it will have on their futures.

And I know these issues aren’t new to any of you. I know that in PTA meetings around the country, you’re probably hearing from teachers who see the teasing and the bullying kids endure. You’re probably hearing from counselors who see the depression and the low self-esteem. read the rest here.