First off – I want to say THANK YOU to everyone who donated to fundraising efforts!! I have the most wonderful and thoughtful friends and family who helped me totally exceed my fundraising goal. I couldn't have done it without your help! Thank you so much. As my team - The Underwires - walk throughout Minneapolis, St. Paul and the surrounding suburbs, I'll be thinking of you and your support. And trying desperately not to think about the thousands of footsteps that lie ahead of me each day. (Seriously – what was I thinking?!?)
I still can't believe I leave tomorrow morning to head back to MN. It's crazy - but I haven't been back there since I moved to CA over 5 years ago. I'm really looking forward to heading back to the state that I called home for 6 years and catching up with friends and, most importantly, relaxing at the cabin for several days. Hello pontoon boat!
See you on the other side of 60 miles.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Saturday, August 08, 2009
We Did It!
We did it! We met my fundraising goal for the Twin Cities Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk! Thank you all SO much for your generous donations! For the first time in my life, I can use 'literally' in the correct context: I literally could not have reached this goal without your donations. Thank you SO SO SO much!
Exactly 2 weeks from today I'll be on Day 2 of the walk - I'll have already completed 20 miles and will working on miles 21 - 40. Luckily, I fit some training walks into my weekends over the last few months so I'm feeling really good about the 3 Day - I know my legs will carry me through.
I know that I wouldn't have been able to commit to any of the training walks (each training walk was 10+ miles) without Sean. He was my source of entertainment when my mind would shut down and he was my source of encouragement when my thighs would feel like a ton of bricks. I'm not sure how he trained for 3 marathons all on his own - because I couldn't have made it through any of these 3+ hours-long training walks without him.
The highlight of the training walks was knowing that I'd be walking along the ocean at some point during the walk, whether it was on the beach itself or along the cliffs. I know MN won't have nearly the same views - but given that I'll get to spend 3 days with one of my closest girlfriends during the walk I'll gladly trade the view for time spent with her.
Again, thank you all so much for your generous donations to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure and the National Philanthropic Trust Breast Cancer Fund.
I'll be taking lots of pictures documenting my experience during the 3-Day Walk and will be writing a full blog post when I return. Thank you!!
Exactly 2 weeks from today I'll be on Day 2 of the walk - I'll have already completed 20 miles and will working on miles 21 - 40. Luckily, I fit some training walks into my weekends over the last few months so I'm feeling really good about the 3 Day - I know my legs will carry me through.
I know that I wouldn't have been able to commit to any of the training walks (each training walk was 10+ miles) without Sean. He was my source of entertainment when my mind would shut down and he was my source of encouragement when my thighs would feel like a ton of bricks. I'm not sure how he trained for 3 marathons all on his own - because I couldn't have made it through any of these 3+ hours-long training walks without him. 
The highlight of the training walks was knowing that I'd be walking along the ocean at some point during the walk, whether it was on the beach itself or along the cliffs. I know MN won't have nearly the same views - but given that I'll get to spend 3 days with one of my closest girlfriends during the walk I'll gladly trade the view for time spent with her. 
Again, thank you all so much for your generous donations to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure and the National Philanthropic Trust Breast Cancer Fund. I'll be taking lots of pictures documenting my experience during the 3-Day Walk and will be writing a full blog post when I return. Thank you!!
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