Since I realized last week that the CIBC Run for the Cure was only a week away I have been training hard. It is not that I am totally out of shape, but I hadn’t been running regularly so I wanted to be sure I could actually finish the run. I have run every other day since last Sunday. Putting in 3-5km depending on who I am with or how I am feeling. I feel strong, I feel ready. I feel like I want to keep this up, it has been giving me strength. Now, please God, keep the rain at bay until after the run.
Last year, I chose to participate in the CIBC Run for the Cure. It was the very least I could do for two of my close friends who were going through treatment for breast cancer. In two short weeks I was able to raise over $350 in support of finding the cure.
This year, due to my travels and the fact that October 4th is coming faster than I could imagine, I am less prepared than last year. However, one week from tomorrow morning, I will be running. It was a very emotional run last year, reading all the participants bibs to see who they were running for. I hope to feel the same emotions next week when I lace on my running shoes and join the other 5,000 or so participants.
Both of my girlfriends are doing well and are now either getting ready or going through their reconstructions. Both are strong amazing women whom I am proud to call friends. Their strength this past two years has shown me that we all face different challenges, but we can all get through them. It is for them that I will run.
Should you find that you too want to do a little something or that you have a little extra pocket money you can donate (by clicking here, I am registered as BeachMama {first name} Anna {last name} in Ottawa-Gatineau). Or if you live in Ottawa and are already running, let me know I would be happy to run beside you and offer up support for those who can’t.
Thank you. I hope that by running today, we won’t have to when Apple is my age.
Thank you to all who donated and supported me for the run this morning. As you can see by the Start line above (for the walkers) that everyone is bundled up for the chilly morning.
Hubby made it with the kids with just a minute or two to spare, he had to park quite far away and almost run with the kids to get a photo for me.
It was a very emotional run. Not only because I was running for my girlfriends, but because of all the people’s messages on their shirts. Everyone was running for somebody they loved. I was able to run the whole 5k without stopping, thanks to the energy of the crowd and some tunes pumping through my phone.
Hubby walked up the parkway a bit and got this photo of me not too far from the finish line. I truly hope that one day we won’t have to run.
Thank you.
