Three Days and 60 Miles for the Cure!

This weekend was the 3Day for the Cure! My teammates and I started the course early Friday morning in Del Mar, CA. We walked 20+ miles south toward our camp ground Friday. The sky was cloudy, but the weather was fairly nice outside, not too hot or too cold.  The second and third days we walked around San Diego, returning to camp Saturday night and walking to Petco Park Sunday afternoon. This link will tell you more details about our route if you are interested. If you were watching the weather or following me on Facebook, you know it rained all day Saturday and Sunday! The wind was blowing, the rain was coming down pretty hard, and it was pretty chilly but we kept walking. At the end of the 60 miles, we walked into Petco Park (Padre's stadium) where we received a t-shirt and waited to walk in to the closing ceremonies together. 

I walked for two amazing women. In memory of my Aunt Doris and in honor of my Aunt Kitty. 

Walking through Del Mar.

Coming into camp at the end of Day 1!

Bikers helped us cross the streets.

Screw Crew Sweeties!
Lois's husband and Josh are in the same squadron, HMH-462, or the Screw Crew!

The weather wasn't so pretty on Day 2 or Day 3...

Cops cheering us on. 

Sunset Cliffs.

One of our Walker Stalkers!

Just before lunch on Day 3!

Camo Cuties with the Padre outside of Petco Park!

Waiting for the closing ceremonies inside the SD Padre's stadium!

We made it! Thanks for all of the support and donations!

The weekend was amazing despite the terrible weather. The people who cheered us on through the rain, the San Diego and San Jose police departments, the bikers, the medics, the 3Day crew, and my amazing teammates made it so fun and inspirational. I can't believe how incredible the experience was and the San Diego 3Day walkers raised 10.8 million dollars for breast cancer research! I want to thank everyone for the calls, messages, texts, and support!

There is a great little video of the 3Day event on the main Susan G. Komen 3Day for the Cure webpage. To view it click HERE. Thanks again for all of the support and donations!

Susan G. Komen 3Day for the Cure!

I officially have 18 days until the 3Day for the Cure! I hope to train hard in these last three weeks and come out of the 3Day with no blisters. I'm exactly not sure if that is possible, but I've got my fingers crossed. I want to send a big shout out to everyone who helped me reach my $2,300 goal! I can't believe the incredible outpouring of support from so many friends and family members, but THANK YOU doesn't even begin to say how grateful I am for the money you have donated to this outstanding cause! 

If you would still like to donate to the Susan G. Komen 3Day for the Cure even though I have reached my goal, not all of my team members have. You can donate to my BFF and team member, Stephanie Bolton. The money will go to the same great cause and go toward our team goal, but not under my name. Of course, you can still donate under my name as well. I only mentioned Stephanie because she will have to pay the $1000 she has left toward her goal out of her own pocket to participate! Again, thanks so much for everyone who's donations and kind words have made this journey so much more fabulous!  

3Day for the Cure training

Training for the Susan G. Komen 3Day for the Cure continues! Last weekend, our team got together for our official training kick-off! We walked 6 miles near (our team leader) Michelle's house. Since Josh had duty, Gray strolled along with us napping most of the time. Michelle had an awesome brunch ready for us when we got finished walking. We discussed some fundraising ideas to help us all reach our minimum requirement ($2,300) to participate in the walk.

Thirteen amazing friends and family have helped me get over the $800 mark already! I still have about $1,500 to raise, but I'm hopeful that I will exceed my goal long before November! If you are interested in donation, you can click on the link above or contact me for other options. Please don't wait to donate!

In other training news, I'm keeping up the pace of roughly 15 miles a week now but will be increasing to 20+ within in the next few weeks. The 3Day has a training schedule set up with miles/day and cross-training each week, and as the walk gets closer the miles/week increase up to 40+ on several weeks.

I think I'm going to need some new shoes before all of the training is over, but who doesn't love new shoes?

Susan G. Komen 3Day for the Cure

This year, I'll be participating in a very special event called the Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure. I'll walk 60 miles over the course of three days with thousands of other women and men, and camp out each night under the stars in San Diego. Proceeds from the Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure are invested in breast cancer research.

The women I'll be walking with are also wives of Marine or Air Force pilots and we plan to train and fundraise together. I think this will be a very exciting opportunity for each of us! Each team member is walking in memory/honor of family members and friends who have been touched by breast cancer. I personally am walking for two amazing women, two of my mom's sisters. I'm walking in honor of my Aunt Kitty, who is a breast cancer survivor. I'm also walking in memory of my Aunt Doris, who lost her battle to cancer last November.

Together, my team plans on raising at least $11,500 to help end breast cancer forever. Personally, I am going to raise $2,300 of that, so I need your help. Please consider making a donation for this great cause. Even if you can only spare $5, it would still put me one step closer to my goal.

There are several ways to donate. You can call 800-996-3DAY to donate over the phone. If you prefer to write a check, please make the check out to “ Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure” and mail it to my home address.

You can also give online at The3Day.org. Just follow the link below to visit my personal fundraising Web page. If you donate online, you can even spread your donation out over four monthly payments!

This link will take you to the 3Day website:

http://www.the3day.org/site/TR/2010/SanDiegoEvent2010?px=5182989&pg=personal&fr_id=1469

Thank you in advance for your support!