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2010 North Texas Race for the Cure
By Laurie | June 12, 2010
Edit: You can also read a full recap with more photos at Our3Day.com.
Today was the 2010 North Texas Race for the Cure. I had an amazing time with my team, Breast Friends Forever. This is the third year I have participated in this affiliate’s event. Last year I also spent a few weeks volunteering at Race Headquarters. Two really awesome things happened this year in conjunction with the Race.
The first? Hanes offered to outfit my team with customized t-shirts! They are the official t-shirt of the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure series this year, which means every single participant received a tagless Hanes shirt. Pretty cool! Of course, my team had their own special shirt with our team name. Here are some of us sporting our shirts in front of the Survivor tent this morning. Nikki & I also wore them to fundraise earlier in the week.
The second? Massage Envy awarded my team with a $1000 sponsorship in association with an essay contest I won on their Facebook page. It was last minute, but none-the-less fantastic! We were presented with a large check early this morning and posed for pictures in Massage Envy t-shirts. They also had a team banner printed for us, and we had our own tent and area at the Race with massage therapists dedicated especially to our team. They had another tent where other race participants could also receive a complementary massage. I also received three 1-hour massage gift cards that Nikki and I plan to use for our silent auction or raffle in conjunction with our Komen 3-Day fundraising.
It was humid and muggy today, but somewhat overcast and there were periods where we caught a nice breeze. I went with Cathy, David and Ana into the Survivor’s Tent (we are celebrating Ana’s 10th year, and Cathy’s 3rd) and we had breakfast while the rest of the team enjoyed the vendor booths and waited for us. Then we headed out to the starting line for the Race. After we crossed the finish line, we waited to see Cathy and Ana participate in the Survivor’s presentation. That is always really emotional because it really hits home why we do these walks every year. There was a 50-year Survivor in the front row, and I couldn’t help but wish that was the reality for everyone. Hopefully we are getting closer to a cure and this will not be something future generationa have to worry about or fear.
I took a ton of pictures today. If you know me and are on my Facebook page you can view the album. Also, on Twitter you can search the hashtag #KomenHanes for some of my TwitPics I live-tweeted from the event. I will share more highlights and additional photos on my breast cancer blog later this weekend. I hope everyone had a fun Saturday.
Disclosure: This is not a paid post. Hanes® offered to outfit our team in customized Hanes tees and donated socks to further promote breast cancer awareness, however no monetary exchange took place. Massage Envy wrote $1000 check to Susan G. Komen on my team’s behalf, however I was not monetarily compensated nor was I asked to promote the details of the sponsorship.
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Great job on the race. Looks like it was a lot of fun. I hope to participate next year in it.
Posted by: Nicci@NiftyEatsHow awesome 50 years.
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