The day after the Susan G Komen 3 Day for the Cure

All 6 of us walkers are back home now. I imagine each of us had a different experience these last 3 days. For me there were tearful moments, moments of pride, amazement, discomfort, gratitude for my friends who joined me, and even disbelief that I was there. I had moment of playful fun, moments of delirium, exhaustion and all of those moments were so worthwhile.  

Not all of the team were able to complete all 60 miles, though Angie was able to walk the entire route, Keisha, Briauna and Christine completed nearly all the miles as well.  We ALL accomplished raising about $14,000 of the over 5 million raised by the Seattle 3 Day for the Cure event. Regardless of how many miles we were able to walk, that is a HUGE accomplishment. 

At the start of this 3 Day for the Cure commitment, we all had doubts about being able to raise the funds. It loomed like a daunting, impossible task.  We all put our faith in each other and our supporters and pulled together. We each fund-raised on our own as well as pulled together for the successful garage sale and fashion show. Those two group fundraising efforts helped ensure each of us would be able to raise the required $2,300 and participate in the walk. As team captain, that was my goal and I'm glad we accomplished it! 

I'll have more to write in the coming weeks and days as I prepare to do this all over again. I have set up the team Keeping Abreast for the Seattle 2012 walk. If anyone is interested in joining this year, let me know and I will provide the team password and instructions about how to join. We can do this together! 

5 more days!

I did a final bit of shopping today. I got a long pair of pants, capri pair, and a pair of shorts as well as 2 extra work out shirts. All from WalMart as Under Armor doesn't carry my size. *jerks* When this is all said and done I'll do a recap of all the items we *needed for sure* to make a list for others to refer to.

My daughter and I are currently using the walker check list from the 3 Day participant center to pack.

Since there is a 35 pound weight limit, we will use our WII fitness system to weight the items. We will name our bags as a "pet", stand on the board and figure out how much they weigh. Creative, right?

We just found out one of our walkers is pregnant! Not me or my daughter, thank goodness. She's still going to walk, but intends to take it easy.

I do not feel entirely "trained" though I've sure made great strides these last few months. I did more uphill walking yesterday as a way to "Cram" for the hills I know we will face on the route. Leave it to me to procrastinate till the last minute on the hard stuff. When I decided this earlier this year I could barely walk a mile without really feeling exhausted. I've done a 12 mile walk, but time didn't allow me to really follow the training plan. I'll find out how bad I'll regret that in a few days. *alert: if you plan to do the 3 Day, make sure you have plenty of time during the weeks leading up to train as prescribed*