Lex's Run LogoThis Saturday (September 12th, 2009) is the first edition of Lex’s Run, put on by Alexis Welch and her husband Doug to help raise funds for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

Lex suffers from muscular dystrophy, and has been raising money for the MDA through her running for the past few years. I caught up with her on the phone on Friday evening and recorded this conversation about the race:

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The race is a 5k taking place in Worcester, Mass at Lake Park. There will be goodie bags, t-shirts, and a cook-out at the race for everybody participating.

If you are interested in running the race, you can get more information at: http://www.lexsrun.org