Friday, July 31, 2009

Come on...run with us..run for the Dreamchaser Foundation!!!


Hi friends! We now have 25 people running for the Dreamchaser Foundation!!! The most amazing news is that you that are running are making A VERY BIG DIFFERENCE in the life of so many.
"Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much."

I can personally tell you how great it is to be running for something and not running to something or away from something.
I did that for way to many years! The reward for you running for a purpose other than yourself is a feeling that comes with doing. Doing a great service for others who are less fortunate.

I would like for you to please take the time to read those the 2 links below, they will both describe to you a great deal of information on Aids Orphans Rising. Money raised through the Dreamchaser foundation will not just be going just to girls...it goes to any women or child who needs help or a place that needs a school built or supplies to feed a family.
99% of your money will go right to where you want it to go!
The other 1% goes to the company that people will click on to make a donation.

Our great friend Marriane is ready for you..she is ready to build your very own web page for you and get you all set up to run or do anything you choose to do to help raise money for Dreamchasers foundation.
Please email me personally with any questions. I will help you find a purpose, I will tell you how I got started...YOU can do it to:) Anything I can do, you can do and even better.

lisa@dreamchaserevents.com

Our Mission and Vision Statement are listed below.



http://www.lisas810.com/cause_AOR.html

http://www.lisas810.com/cause_orphans.html

*Mission statement*:
The Dreamchaser Foundation seeks to improve the lives of women and children from around the world. By empowering people to achieve their goals and dreams in athletics, the Dreamchaser Foundation raises public awareness of the hunger, exploitation, illness and suffering of children around the world. The Dreamchaser Foundation is dedicated to raising funds to help women and children in need survive and succeed, to improve the quality of their lives and dramatically change their future and the future of the next generation. We encourage athletes in all sports to fund raise while fulfilling their own dreams.
*Vision statement*:
The Dreamchaser Foundation seeks to improve the lives of women and children from around the world. Our dreams define who we are. The things we aspire to, and how we go about bringing them to life--that is what makes each of us unique, and makes our time on this planet somehow meaningful. The foundation raises public awareness of the hunger, exploitation, illness and suffering of children around the world. The Dreamchaser Foundation is dedicated to raising and distributing funds to help women and children in need survive and succeed, to improve the quality of their lives and dramatically change their future and the future of the next generation.
Please come on board and join us. I promise you this..you will never, ever be the same.
Many blessings
Lisa

Thursday, July 30, 2009

As Seen on TV






Television Coverage of Track Work-Out


Hello Everyone! News 8 Reporter Danielle Grant came to track on Tuesday night and did this great piece which aired on the news last night at 10pm. Lucky for us, they also posted the story on their website, along with a great 3 minute video.


My friends Jen Zung, Rick Walls and Ron Weston have some great cameos. And you can see Bella's bike helmet in the interview. Bella is doing so well at riding her two wheeler - NO training wheels!


Enjoy the show! The video appears in the top right corner of the page: http://www.localnews8.com/global/story.asp?s=10815920


Happy Feet!


Lisa

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Just because we get older does not mean we have to stop!!!



Look at these beautiful people!:)
Ron and Margie both in there 70's and both going strong. Ron came to a Dreamchaser camp in June of this year just for a day with his son Mike.
Ron has run all of his life but in the past 8-10 years has had so much pain in his back, hips, knees that he gave up running. We did a gait analysis on Ron, brought him to core and stretch class and gave him some things to work on. 7 weeks ago Ron had given up running. Last night he did 10x200s at our track workout. This Sat. he is running a half marathon. He is standing up straight and he is out of pain. Ron just turned 73!!! We are so thrilled for Ron. Magie is his #1 support system and loves to walk and just beams at Ron while he is running.:)


Andy and Marie Boyd! Most of you who are reading this blog may know who they are!
Marie is the race director of the Bishop High races which are in May. They have a 20 mile, 50 mile and a 100k. What amazing events! Andy Boyd has been out of running for over 1.5 years. A long struggle with PF that left him in so much pain he could not run at all. Andy spent 1.5 years trying to find the right magic to heal his PF so that he could run again...guess what? He did.
Just 2 weeks ago Andy ran the Tahoe Rim 100 mile...you see the medal around his neck..well he has a belt buckle to go with it! Andy is on his way back here to the Tetons for his 2ND camp.
Andy is over 70 years young as well:) What can we say about his bride Marie who won't let me tell you her age:) Marie is training to win her age group at the National 24 hour championships and I have a strong feeling she will do just that.
So you see...we get better as we get older! We can still do all we love to do if we find a way or make one!
Happy training
Lisa





Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Come join the fun! Bring the family!


What can I say...we live in one of the most amazing places, the Grand Tetons. We are so thrilled with so many coming this year to be part of the GTR races and more thrilled at the amount of families coming with the entire family. Grand Targhee where we hold the races is one of the best places for someone to run a 10k, marathon, 50 mile or 100 mile while the rest of the family goes on a horse back ride, swims in the pool, gets a massage. There is something for everyone! Can't wait to see you all
Lisa









GRAND TETON RACES
Saturday & Sunday - September 5th and 6th, SATURDAY: 10K Trail Race; 50 Mile Trail Race; 100 Mile Trail Race
SUNDAY: Kids Trail Race; Trail Marathon
This is an amazing, fun, family-friendly weekend you do not want to miss!Entry Fees increase this weekend so please register before August 1st to save!!! For more information and to register on-line, please click here:http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102652173778&s=4829&e=0016mt82vMCsCz0w5eOquTt2pcw3n5fsQ2EkO_8ZcZWD8h7V1v9nEin8Nnu_zBQGE0GcO-GggSDEIfyP86KIbtNWbJ__l2zd1KB2aOllaCl7xb1hc2yZmenNPE1UgCPt852CgIxcQgNoIKA4H9CQUh98Q==
RACE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: We are in need of volunteers for both the Grand Teton Races & John Colter Runs (please see above). Please email Lisa Batchen if you are able to help at either/both events: lisa@dreamchaserevents.com

The Grand Teton Races are presented by Vasque Project, with assistance from Smartwool, Nathan Sports, Hammer Nutrition, Women's Health Center of Jackson, Training To Be Balanced, Snake River Brewing and High Peaks Phyiscal Therapy.

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Terry is crushing the course!






Terry is in 15th place! He hit the 100 miles at 25:55 and he's feeing great and on track for a 38 hour finish! Way make it look easy, Terry!

Sunday, July 12, 2009

Badwater 2009


Hi everyone! This is Annemarie. I'm going to keep in touch with Lisa and keep you up to date on Terry's big adventure. I just got to talk to Lisa and everyone is doing great! Terry has a 6 am start. It's a balmy 122 degrees right now and they expect the race temperature to stay at about 125 - just the way an extreme ultra-marathoner likes it! If you're going to run the hottest footrace in the world, it better be hot, hot, hot! Direct from Lisa: "Terry is doing great! His sons are wonderful young men...our crew is simply awesome, low stress and simple..
Sister Marybeth is having a great time, the money is coming in, people are donating.
pray for all of us...."
This photo is Terry and Sister Marybeth at the Vegas airport - the beginning of the journey. Good caffeine strategy, Terry. I like your style.

Friday, July 10, 2009

Badwater and running for a purpose!


Anthony Portera and Terry Madl running for a purpose!!!





Hi friends! I will not be running the Badwater 135 race this year myself but I will be leaving early Sat. morning to fly to Las Vegas to meet my wonderful friend and student Terry Madl who will be running his first Badwater race.
Also on Terry's crew are:
  • Sister Marybeth Lloyd
  • Ed Kelly
  • Joe Johnson,
  • and Terry's two sons: Jason and Jeff.


To fall the runners at Badwater,
here is the link to the web cast that will be running from July 12th-15th.

Last year we started and founded the Dreamchaser Foundation:)
Myself, Jay Batchen and Sister Marybeth Lloyd are the founders. As of today we have 23 people from around the World running for the Dreamchaser Foundation!!! It is our goal by the end of 2009 to have 100.


Will you join us? This is ALL Non profit and 100% of your money is donated.

*Mission statement*

The Dreamchaser Foundation seeks to improve the lives of women and children from around the world. By empowering people to achieve their goals and dreams in athletics, the Dreamchaser Foundation raises public awareness of the hunger, exploitation, illness and suffering of children around the world. The Dreamchaser Foundation is dedicated to raising funds to help women and children in need survive and succeed, to improve the quality of their lives and dramatically change their future and the future of the next generation.
We encourage athletes in all sports to fund raise while fulfilling their own dreams.

*Vision statement*
The Dreamchaser Foundation seeks to improve the lives of women and children from around the world. Our dreams define who we are. The things we aspire to, and how we go about bringing them to life--that is what makes each of us unique, and makes our time on this planet somehow meaningful. The foundation raises public awareness of the hunger, exploitation, illness and suffering of children around the world. The Dreamchaser Foundation is dedicated to raising and distributing funds to help women and children in need survive and succeed, to improve the quality of their lives and dramatically change their future and the future of the next generation.
**This letter below is from Terry Madl who will be at the starting line of the Badwater 135 on Monday morning 6 am...Pray for us, all the runner's, crews, volunteers and race directors that we all have a safe amazing experience.

Please read:)


Dear friends,
I think it must be exactly one year ago today that we set out from Las Vegas, taking the first steps of Lisa’s 810 (http://www.lisas810.com/). That turned out to be a life-changing experience for me. I was blessed to be on Lisa’s crew for the first part, 306 miles on foot through Death Valley. Also on our crew was Sr. Mary Elizabeth Lloyd of the Religious Teachers Filippini; SR. Marybeth heads up her order’s AIDS Orphans Rising initiative (http://www.aidsorphansrising.org/). Lisa ran, and later attempted to bike the remaining 508 miles (but fell a bit short of the finish line), to bring awareness to Sr’s cause, and to help those kids. Losing a parent is one of the saddest, and oftentimes one of the most traumatizing, events of our lives.

Losing the second parent is another thing entirely—I remember how devastated I was when my father passed after having lost my mom a few years prior, and I was a grown man at the time. I can’t imagine what it must be like to be orphaned at a young age, and then, as an adolescent, to become the head of a household of younger siblings, and then to have all of that take place in some of the most inhospitable places on earth, where such basics as water, food or shelter are simply not available. That is Sr. Marybeth’s world, and improving the circumstances for those kids is her mission.

So it was during my time with these two extraordinary women last year that I got to know something of the situation with AIDS Orphans, and the good work being done by Sr Marybeth to bring some relief to them in places like Ethiopia, Eritrea, India just to name a few. This coming Monday I will be running in the Badwater Ultra in Death Valley (http://www.badwater.com/2009web/), this time with Lisa heading up my crew, and Sr Marybeth (along with my 2 sons, Jason and Jeff, and my dear friends, Ed and Joe) also on board to help me get through to the finish line at the portals of Mt. Whitney. The natural, and typical, reaction from most people when hearing about this kind of race, is: “Why are you doing it?” And that’s a nearly impossible questions to give a satisfactory answer to—it’s simply a personal passion that a very few people seem to have. I sure don’t know how I got it; this whole ultra bug only hit me about 4 years ago, after I had already turned 50! But that “why” question isn’t very important anyway; let’s just say I do it because it’s important to me, and leave it at that.

But Lisa, who has also been my running coach throughout my strange ultra journey, always suggests that we run for something—to bring attention to a cause we believe strongly in. And despite the fact that these causes almost never have anything directly to do with these ultra running events, they can still be an important way to bring attention to them, and then to get some help when it is appropriate. Let’s face it, people tend to ask at least one follow-up question when they find out you’re running across the Sahara (Marathon des Sables), or Death Valley (Badwater), or almost any other of the ultra landscapes that we run our races through. And sometimes folks are in a position to help a little when they find out how dire the circumstances are for these kids. Now no one should take this to mean there aren’t many other causes out there that are just as worthwhile. And unfortunately, circumstances are such that many of these are charities that we have a deep and personal connection with. I’d just like to have this one take it’s proper place in your awareness. If you can give, please do (http://www.active.com/donate/terryrunsBW). But as I mentioned earlier, it is perfectly understandable if you can’t—if that is the case, maybe you can still remember these kids in your prayers.

Thanks for your time and your support, Terry.
Anthony Portera dreamed of running Badwater ever since I have known him, well his dream is also about to become a reality. Please go and read Anthony's blog link:) He is running for the Challenged Athletes Foundation and as of today he has raised $7,130.00. His goal is $7,500.00
He is so close, will you help?
Go Anthony go!
Blog link : http://www.irunultras.com/
Charity : Challenged Athletes Foundation
(https://www.kintera.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=299692&lis=
0&kntae299692=41E3850BB86C47179C869D5D62BB64B7&supId=254555402)
So far raised $7,130.00 with a goal of $7,500.00.
The link above is where people can donate. There is also a link to it
on my blog.
I wish you all the best and all the love in the world for what you are doing
Lisa

Thursday, July 09, 2009

Do you want to be the best you can be? Find out how!

Do you want to chase your DREAM?
Do you want to Be the BEST you can?
Come to Camp!

Who will be at camp? Dr. Lisa Bliss, Ray Zahab, Barb Lindquist, Andy Jones and Lisa Smith-Batchen

When is camp? Aug. 4th-9th 2009

Where is camp? Grand Targhee Resort, Alta Wyoming

Is camp for me? Yes..it is for everyone and anyone who has a DREAM and wants it to become a reality.

FIND OUT HOW YOU CAN GET A GREAT DISCOUNT!! Email:Colleen@dreamchaserevents.com


To learn more go to:
http://www.dreamchaserevents.com/lisasmithbatchen/camp_schedule.htm

We all hope to see you soon

Lisa

Tuesday, July 07, 2009

Some People!

People come into your life for a Reason, a Season or a Lifetime.When you know which one it is for a person, you will know what to do for that person. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally, or spiritually.
They may seem like a godsend, and they are! They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrong doing on your part, or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end.
Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away. Sometimes they act up and force you to take a stand. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done.
The prayer you sent up has been answered, and now it is time to move on. Some people come into your life for a SEASON, because your turn has come to share, grow, or learn.
They bring you an experience of peace, or make you laugh. They may teach you something you have never done. They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy.
Believe it! It is real! But, only for a season. LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons -- things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation. Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person, and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas of your life. It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant.
Thank you for being a part of my life.

Happy feet
Lisa

Monday, July 06, 2009

A new race to consider!

A 210 Km 5-day Thar Desert Run, Rajasthan, India, in true lap of luxury with
Palace stays, and professional race support, all brought to you by
Globeracers. A unique race opportunity, coincides with holiday season
everywhere and in India, with Desert offering milder weather, and a
challenging, tough terrain, yet colorful and resplendent. December 24 - 30,
2009. A culturally rich experience awaits you while you test your personal
endurance on a different terrain, and weather conditions, adding another
210Km to your total run distance. Come run with us. For more information
logon to www.globeracers.com, and send in your registration.

Happy feet

Lisa

Sunday, July 05, 2009

Will you help Brian's dream come true? It is free and takes a moment of your time!

Dear Friends,

Please take a minute to check out Brian’s website. He is the 11 yr. old son of a friend of mine and suffered severe brain injury, resulting from cardiac arrest he experienced while riding his bike. He passed out, fell and hit his head on the street. He was in coma for very long time and awakened with permanent brain damage, which causes severe functional disability.
He has recently learned to use a computer and on his own developed the website linked below!! He is trying to raise money for the hospital that saved his life and has decided to start a business as a “dog sitter” in his area. His website has a guest sign in book that he loves to check and read the comments people are leaving for him. Please help make his website a success that he can be proud of by clicking on “price” and then “sign in”. It will cost nothing other than a minute of your time and you will really be helping to brighten the day of a remarkable boy with a small dream and a big goal.
And if you have a dog, send him a photo at email.brian.rossi@gmail.com. He is trying to develop a page that will allow him to post your dog’s picture on his site.

www.mypaws4you.com
** If you can, forward this message and his website to anyone you know with a dog. It would be really great to allow Brian’s site to travel the world and allow him to get guest from far off places. Together, we can help make Brian’s small dream bigger than he ever imagined!

Thank you,
Lisa

Thursday, July 02, 2009

Molly Sheridan is running Badwater for a great cause!!!

Hi Friends!

The Badwater 135 mile is coming up so soon, wow! I will not be running the race this year. I will be crewing for my good friend and coaching student Terry Madl. Along on the crew will be Sister Marybeth, Ed Kelly and Terry's two sons! Terry is running his race for the Dreamchaser foundation/Aids Orphans Rising. It is so great that we now have over 20 people running for the kids. Remember 100% of the donation goes right to the kids.

Below is an article on another friend and student who is running Badwater for her first time this year, Molly Sheridan. Molly is running for the Boys Club of Las Vegas. Please take the time to read the article and make a donation if you feel the love. 100% of the money Molly raises also goes to the boys!

All of my students running Badwater this year are running for a cause, running for a purpose!
If you don't have a cause let me know, we can sure help you find one.

Have a wonderful July 4th weekend.

Lisa



http://www.viewnews.com/2009/VIEW-Jun-30-Tue-2009/Summerlin/29578557.html