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18th Annual North Texas Race for the Cure
By Laurie | June 8, 2008
Yesterday I participated in the 18th Annual North Texas Race for the Cure with both of my parents. We walked 5K around the EDS complex in Plano with around 14,000 other people including at least 5000 Breast Cancer Survivors.
It was the perfect day too. It was overcast, but didn’t rain a drop. It’s been pretty hot here the past couple of weeks, so I am really glad that the weather turned out wonderful for the event. D drove us down early in the morning and picked us up near the Shops at Legacy when it was over.
Many participants wore pink signs on their backs in honor or in memory of lost loved ones.
Many participants wore pink signs on their backs in honor or in memory of lost loved ones.
This was a great practice walk for the 3-Day. Nikki and I have been training and leading walks in that neighborhood, so I was glad to learn a new route that we can try. It was nice that were were able to walk in the middle of the street too. I really don’t like walking in the grass.
Volunteers stood on several corners with signs and cheered the walkers on!
Volunteers stood on several corners with signs and cheered the walkers on!
We made a few stops along the way. My dad stepped on my shoe and it came off, and he also had to stop to tie his shoes. There were also several water stations where we ran into “traffic” and weren’t able continue on at a good pace. Also toward the end walking into the tents there were too many people to keep up a good pace.
We finished an hour and 12 minutes at 9:12 AM.
We were somewhere in the middle of the pack when the race began at 8:00 AM. They let the hundreds of survivors start first, along with the racers who wanted to be timed. At the end, we were lead into the tent area where there were vendors with free food and a stage with bands playing. We also went into Elizabeth’s Garden where I picked up the tulip I had ordered in Memory of David’s mom. I am going to place it in front of our tent at the 3-Day too. I feel so lucky and blessed that I was able to share this experience with both of my parents.
Walking 3 miles is getting easier and easier (maybe this time it was because the weather was so nice?), so I am looking forward to increasing our distances. We are on week 22 of the 3-Day training schedule. The 3-Day is going to be here before we know it!
There were hundreds of tulips lining the sidewalk in celebration and in memory of loved ones.
I’m also going to post this on our 3-Day blog, http://our3day.com, so come by to see what else we have been up to and comment, post, or donate to win an ipod!
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Topics: 3 Day, Daily Ramble | 3 Comments »
What a admirable thing you are doing. That 3-day is no easy walk, you should be very proud of yourself for all the prep work you’re putting in and know that you will certainly feel a sense of huge accomplishment when it’s done.
Posted by: LynneThank-you so much for your sweet comment, Lynne! I am really enjoying the experience so far, and I know I am going to get far more from it than I am giving. I appreciate your donation too. I will be sending you a little surprise in the mail. <3
Posted by: LaurieCongratulations!
Posted by: Linda R. Moore