Joints in Motion Presents: Janelle and Afton's Great Adventure

Good Evening All!

The date is set for our first fundraiser. On Thursday November 10th, we are hosting a silent auction at Leela Eco Spa in Bridgeland. Doors open at 7pm. We will have entertainment along with auction items from area businesses, and we need your help! If anyone knows a store or business interested in donating an auction item, please send me an email: janelle_1_2000@hotmail.com. Make sure to keep your evening open. We will have a delicious cafe from Amandine Bakery to celebrate our first fundraiser "Joints in Motion Presents: Janelle and Afton's Great Adventure."

Thank you for all your support! See you Thursday November 10th!

Great Run! Sad Ending... - Afton

What a great day for a run! The weather was a bit cool which once you are running you hardly notice. Jen, Tibor and I headed out from the Tech shop, running up, down and all around taking a total time of 54 minutes and 7.5 kilometres. 

Regrettably I didn't come out of this run unscathed, our run was cut short due to me taking a tumble over a construction fence, which I might add may be painted florecent orange but without a bit of light it was pretty invisable. I wonder how many other people have this exact same thing happen to them, perhaps the city should either make sure their fences are not running across the top of the side walk, or they could do something like glow in the dark paint, just a thought. I wonder if this was the "running gods" telling me that I can't train with out Janelle!! But I shall push on, I will not let a few pebbles inbedded in my hand and a bit of road rash on my knees stop me! No sir, on Tuesday I shall be in tip top shape and ready to run another 8-10 kilometres. I hope we get to run the loop a few more tuesdays before the snow covers over our route.

May you all have a safe and enjoyable weekend, and I will see you all back here on Tuesday!

Cool Lonely Nights- Afton

Hey everyone, hope all is going well in your neck of the woods, where ever that might be. I am sad to report my buddy and training partner is down for the count for at least 2 weeks due to an injury. The news left me with a sad and heavy heart, a lot of times Janelle is my motovation and she is always great company. So get better soon buddy!! On a happier note our most favorite trainer John will be joining us next week! Perhaps he can make that dumb GPS watch work properly next tuesday!

Today I went to meet up with our trusty running group to find only 2 lone characters waiting to start our journey from Tri-it fitness. This included Tibor and Bob, however we did loose Bob after our first interval set of 7 and 1's. Bob had run the night before and wanted to take 'er easy, so off we went into the dusk, just Tibor and I. We ran the loop in a nice and timely matter getting back to home base in 55 minutes, total kilometres coming out to 7.8. The air was crisp with just a hint of a bite, and the moon rose and shone bright above us. I hope the weather holds out for us for just a little bit longer while I work on getting the proper gear to be running in freezing temperatures, I suppose I will leave that one in mother natures trusty hands!!

See you all back here on Thursday evening!

Rained out - Janelle

In honour of John's Westie withdrawals in Budapest

What a dismal day to run....so we DIDN'T! This is what happens when your trainer hops the pond...so to avoid getting our fur wet, we went shopping instead. In our defence, we went shopping for fur - or as we humans call it, a coat. Afton and I have both been quite nervous about running out of doors this winter, so we spent our running time on running-related shopping. Afton had some success and bought a great fleece. Myself on the other hand, I have too tight a reign on my purse strings, so until we get rained out again, I am holding onto my not-so-disposable income.

Whilst at the mall, and against our better judgement, we followed our noses to Cinnzeo! As their slogan states: "Indulge, It's okay!"

Come next week, we're going to have to run a little bit extra to work off that sweet bun!

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! If you are in the giving spirit...have a click on our names :)

Janelle Lane

Afton Hayduk

Save the date - Janelle

NO JOHN! Without our beloved trainer, Afton and I hit the pavement in our own neighbourhood - Bridgeland. What a gorgeous area; we ran along the top of the ridge towards the zoo and back. Considering it's October, the weather was surprisingly good!

Janelle by the ZOO! her favourite place :)

The time crunch is now on for our fundraising efforts. I have contacted a pointsetta dealer to get a charity rate on the christmas plant. If anyone needs plants for their office, please let me know! janelle_1_2000@hotmail.com. 

Tongiht Afton and I met with Beso Event Design. We are putting on an entertainment/auction night in Calgary on November 10th, so pencil it in your calendar. We are looking for any up and coming bands that would be interested in playing at the event. Also, any businesses willing to donate auction items can contact me as well. Janelle @ 403-797-4581, or by email janelle_1_2000@hotmail.com.

Remember November 10th! Write it in your calendars!

Thank you everyone who has supported us so far! If you haven't donated yet, make sure to do so before the end of the year to get your tax receipt before the New Year.

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Janelle Lane

Afton Hayduk

Did you just say zombies? -Afton

Another Thursday, another run. Unfortunatley I cant seem to get that garmin watch to work properly that John has lent us while he is gone, hopefully I figure the darn thing out by tuesday! This evening was nice and cool, really great for running, however we started by running up a hill, which I was not a fan of, yet no one else seemed to be complaining. Once we got to the top of that hill though, only a couple blocks down we noticed there was a film crew, apparently there is a zombie movie being filmed in Calgary right now, pretty cool I think!

ZOMBIE FILM CREW

Our compact group consisted of Jen, Tibor, Janelle and myself. We all seemed to keep fairly close together which means less check backs!! We ran a cool 7.3 kilometres in 53 minutes, woo! Janelle and I plan to run on our own on Tuesday, our goal will be to run 10 kilometres however long it ends up taking us, so wish us luck, we are hoping that we will be running 10 kilometres in about an hour pretty soon, but I suppose only time will tell, I think that our goal is definately attainable.

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Janelle Lane

Afton Hayduk

The Kindness of Strangers - Janelle

We caught a few good tailwinds and made 9km in just under one hour! John is off to Budapest on Thursday, so tonight's run was our last with our dear trainer/motivator/traffic director/time keeper. Afton took over the time keeping duties, and did a great job of it. Our favourite buddy Sara joined us on our record breaking run, Great work everyone!

On Saturday, Bikram Yoga NW held a karma day for my Joints in Motion campaign. As you may know, Arthritis effects the joints, and keeping those joints mobile takes exercise. Yoga is a great way to increase mobility - I can attest to it! Bikram yoga NW and its wonderful students donated $1000! Now if that's not good karma - I don't know what is!

Karma Day donation jar

If anyone is interested in trying hot yoga visit www.bikramyogacalgary.com

I work as a guest service agent at a hotel in Calgary, and on sunday I met a wonderful woman named Linda. She told me of her challenges with Arthritis, and how she has dealt with it since she was only 30 years old. Linda is getting both her knees replaced in the coming months, and was ecstatic to hear about young people taking proper joint health into their own hands. It's never to late to add physical activity to your routine! So get out and enjoy the gorgeous weather we've been having.

Click on our names to read about why we are part of JIM

Janelle Lane

Afton Hayduk