run seb run!

congratulations to sebastien who finished the half marathon in a great time - 1:40:02!

also, a more exciting thing is that the fundraising target of $1,888 was greatly exceeded by the wonderful generosity of friends + family supporting sebastien + smile train in raising a total of... $8,326!! wah, that's a-mazing! there's definitely a lot of smiles for those miles :D

we just received some pictures to share with you all:

seb - the man himself, running for a great cause

our design even featured on sift cookies!

a smile for every mile!

doing what you enjoy the most is made more worthwhile when you help others at the same time. so i was more than happy to support + sponsor through my momumen designs, delphine + sebastien in the standard chartered half marathon run on february 5, 2012.

having done the race myself (just the half), i know it's not easy + it's great that séb is doing this for a good cause, to raise money to donate to smiletrain.org - an organisation that helps children  his nephew, jules jiehu was born with a cleft palate + harelip, and found abandoned in wuhan, china. adopted into a loving french-italian family, two-year old jules has already had one operation + will undergo further surgery.

the momumen design below is the first in colour! we kept it bright + bold so it will stand out on the tshirts + other supporter materials. excited to see how it turns out!

please visit sebastien's page + support :: fundraising page (some people are donating more money the more time he shaves off his personal best!)

jules jiehu

"run seb run"

just run it

i've always had a love affair with the beach... the rush of the waves, the saltiness in the air, the sinking of your toes into the sand, it's incredibly calming. it's the perfect place to start + end the day, something i plan to do more often.

juquehy, along the coast of brazil is known for it's beautiful white sand beach, which was definitely enjoyed last christmas. morning runs offered peaceful reflective moments, syncopated with amusing ones as other people celebrated their morning walks in teeny tiny garments... it is brazil! the beach was more than ideal, a long stretch of around 5-6km, relatively flat with some inlets. the beach on either end is lined with dense green forestation + several small islands were not too far from the break.

on my morning runs i witnessed the start of the day with vendors, opening up their carts with coconuts + snacks, others setting up sun chairs + umbrellas for hotel guests... the heat of the sun could be felt, it wasn't even 8am, but what a way to start the day : )

there are a few running events on this month that though i'm not participating in, will be supporting in some way or another... so more on them soon.

one quiet evening in juquehy, we wandered down the beach for a stroll + to catch the sunset, it was beautiful + features below in this month's calendar :: now imagine running on it, go on.