Team 140 For The Cure
The Race For The Cure went great! I managed to raise a whopping $25, but I guess that’s $25 they didn’t have before, so cool. I was part of a group I met on Twitter, Team 140 (because you can only use 140 characters in a tweet, get it? I didn’t, either, someone had to explain it to me).
The team (by their Twitter handles):
You should go follow them, for they are all the personification of awesomeness.
Team 140 just after the start.
The weather was near perfect.
Groups of people, including several teams of cheerleaders, cheered on the racers.
The crowd of racers stretched into the distance in front of us and behind us.
Team 140 tweeted, chatted, and wheeled a small child simultaneously.
Rats, I forgot to go get my free ice cream after the race.
At the Mile 1 marker!
And the Mile 2 marker!
Unfortunately, Aaron had to cut out between miles 1 and 2, as his daughter, Audrey, was tired. Aw, he’s a good dad.
Woof! This doggie group cheered us on, too. (Hmm, would have been more interesting if I'd gotten some dogs in the shot.)
More cheerleaders!
There was something really cool about the people who came out just to cheer everyone else on. It really made the whole atmosphere festive and fun.
Couldn't resist getting a shot of this lovely scene as we passed by it.
Simon with one of the group offering free hugs and high-fives to the racers (aw!).
I took a picture of Ileene taking a picture of Andrea tweeting.
This group serenading us made me happy.
This was the peak highest moment of the race for me – something about the music made me so perfectly happy, the whole experience was too wonderful for words.
The Mile 3 marker, almost to the finish!
Hmm, I managed to not get a shot of any of Team 140 at the mile 3 marker—anyway, those kids were kind enough to take a photo of all of us with the marker using Wesley’s iphone.
Victory, we cross the finish line!
And furious tweeting ensues.
Andrea and Ileene stretch out after the race.
We all had to walk a whole lot more than the 3.1 miles of the race, due to how far away the parking was (I think I win the prize for Parked Farthest Away From The Event). I’m completely exhausted, but I’m hopeful that all this exertion is a good thing and the fact that I could do it means I’m really okay again physically. That’s actually so incredible it’s making me cry a little. I’m so happy that I found this awesome group of people and was able to participate in this with them. Someday I’m going to look back on this year as the best year of my life, it’s when hardship forced everything to ultimately change for the better.
Wow Jen, you really captured the day beautifully! Thanks for coming out to support such a great cause.