Raced for the Cure!
Next years goal:
Raise even more money. Recruit more team members.
Train Harder. Run Faster. Kick more butt.
Once the race started, it was waves upon waves of pink literally taking over Downtown Chicago. Watching the thousands of people running down Michigan Avenue while the sun was fulling rising was a sight in which I can not even describe. As the 10k runners ran along side the 5k runners, the spirit was there. Everyone was encouraging and cheering everyone else on. There were men dressed in all pink bodysuits, women wearing tutus, carrying pompoms, dogs decked out in pink and tons of homemade team race shirts. Everyone was showing their support to the point where even the police and traffic conductors were cheering us on!
I think the most profound moment of my race, was when I was less than a mile from the finish line. I was just about to run under the bridge at South Columbus Drive, when I saw an older woman decked out in all pink standing at the top. She was waving down at me with the biggest smile on her face. I waved back and at that moment she mouthed “Thank You.” I immediately knew she was a survivor and was touched beyond belief.
It really hit me at that moment why I was there. Why all these people were there. What raising money can do and will do for the future. How important it is to raise awareness. How easy it is to raise awareness. How every dollar counts. How easy it is to touch the lives of others. You just have to try. You have to believe.
You can make a difference.
Everyone can make a difference.
