beatSMA finish STRONG in Kid's Fun Run 2010!

What an exciting weekend! Family, friends, adrenaline and lots of fun!!!!

Congratulations to our youngest beatSMA members: Alejandro, Guy and Sam. They had an amazing 1k race on January 16th, 2010! Check out the video just to have a glimpse of an outstanding performance from these boys.



Thanks to all of you that have supported us and that have spread the word. Thanks to all of you that have made generous donations for research to find a cure for Spinal Muscular Atrophy. Every dollar is a step closer to a miracle! We raised $1,400... AWESOME!

We will be posting from time to time while we get to another training season. Our post will be about running, research on SMA and our inspiration boy Alejandro Araque!

Go beatSMA!!!

BIG in 2010!

This year we are starting BIG!!! Why? Because Alejandro is not a baby or a toddler or a kindergartener! Nope, he is a BIG BOY now, and a big boy deserves a big year!

Alejandro is an eight year old who absolutely LOVES his friends. I sometimes ask myself if I was like that at eight, and I don't really remember, but I know that Alejandro would do ANYTHING for his friends. And it is amazing how things are, because his friends are doing something truly special for him. His friends have agreed to push Alejandro across the finish line to help beatSMA! They want to raise awareness, they want to raise money for research to find a cure for a friend. With the hope that one day Alejandro will be able to run his race, these kids have teamed up to make a dream a reality. It is about love, hope and FUN!

The event will take place Saturday, January 16th at 9:15am in Houston TX. The Kid's Fun Run is part of the Chevron Houston Marathon and Aramco Half Marathon.

Watch the video to see their story.


This year we want to make our donations directly to research for Spinal Muscular Atrophy lead by the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDAusa.org).

To make donations and learn more about Alejandro, his life with SMA and team beatSMA go to http://active.com/donate/beatsma. Or click on the beatSMA logo to the right.

Also stay tuned on January 17th for a video of the race day!

Feel free to share Alejandro's story.
Thanks for your contribution... it fuels our hope!

Blessings!

Events.... now is the time!

Hello everybody! It has been a while I have written in this blog, since there is lots of things going on in our family. But, we are getting close to our big event and some of you have already participated in yours!

First of all I want to congratulate my friends and neighbors Tim and Annette Rewa for finishing their first 1/2 marathon ever on January 1st 2010!!! You two are awesome and we appreciate all you have done for Alejandro and our family!!! Hopefully we will be able to race together next year!

Secondly, this weekend Shannon Janz is going to run her first 1/2 marathon too in Sugar Land, TX! It has been a pleasure training with this woman filled with will. She has kept our small group going out to run up until now, thanks girl for your enthusiasm and energy!

Finally, Alejandro and his friends are getting ready for their race on January 16th in Houston. I will post this weekend some pictures of their practice run. Me and Carlos (my hubby) are keeping up with our long runs in order to survive the Aramco Half Marathon on January 17th! We will run with Glenda Rosado, she will do the full marathon, Hector Rosado and Shannon Janz will do the 5k. Now is the time to shine!

Thanks to all of you for your support and for believing in a cure... together we will beatSMA!

Donate by clicking on the beatSMA logo at the right!