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| Day 3 - on the Burke Gilman near Fremont |
... and I walked every single step of it (amazingly blister free)! My goal was to walk the whole thing and I did it! I'm really proud of Jen! She hung in there with her blisters and sore knee and walked every step with me. I could see that there were times when she was thinking of flagging down a van to take her to the pit stop, but I would just turn around, give her a thumbs up and say "It's only 3 more miles until the next pit stop and then just 3 more miles after that until lunch! You can do it." She'd smile back and trudge on.
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| Jen and I at one mile to go |
The 3-Day was an amazing experience! I was trying to describe the weekend last night to Mike and I couldn't find the right words. I think it's something that you have to experience yourself. I was amazed at all the support we received along the route. Friends, family, volunteers and strangers were out there everyday, rain or shine, to cheer us on. There were church groups with tables of cookies, kids giving us hugs, cars honking, music blasting, people in crazy costumes, signs, balloon arches, front yards decorated in pink ribbons, groups handing out Gatorade....and there were people who stood out there and simply said "Thanks for walking." It was overwhelming. The 3 days where not only physically demanding, but they were very emotional too.
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| Mike and Nollie showing their support at the Green Lake pit stop |
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| Closing ceremony - raising our shoes in a sign of support to the survivors as they march in |
I just want to thank everyone again for their support and donations! Your support allowed me to spend the past 3 days with 2,300 other women and men who all feel very strongly that we need a world without breast cancer. The Seattle 3-Day raised $6 million that will go towards funding breast cancer research. Thanks again! We are 3 days closer to the end of breast cancer!
