complete the Susan G. Komen 3 Day Walk

Yay, yay, yay!!

I’ve done it. Amazing. Wonderful. Painful. Exciting.

I have no words to explain it all.

I’m in pain now. So worth the pain.

....I will be able to check this off my list!

I’m so excited and so ready (yet so not ready!)

We’re looking at about 8 days away.

Holy crap!

I’m so excited. I’m so excited. I’m so scared.

But more excited.

Yesterday we did 18; today, 12. I’m not gonna lie. It was tough. Really tough. The first time (in a while) I really felt I took a step up on the training. I’m sore today. Not terrible-terrible, but pretty sore.

I’m proud, excited, and really, a bit nervous. And also very excited. And proud.

Just over a month to go!

I’m taking a break this weekend. Not a total break, just lightening and going on my own. I think I need the mental break from serious walking for a bit. Just need one weekend, I think.

The walk is about 9 weeks away :)

The training walks have been getting harder and harder. Last Saturday I walked 14; Sunday, 10. I’ve actually ben surprised by the recovery time. I’m tired that day and the next, but not horribly. I will admit that sometimes it’s hard to muster up the motivation at 5:00 on a Saturday morning.

I think this weekend I do 15 and 11. Wow.

A very close friend of my family passed away from breast cancer about 10 years ago. She was the more sincere, sweetest woman you could ever know. Despite the long battle she endured, her outlook on life was inspiring. This is for you, Joanna.

I had wanted to participate this year (in October), but it seems that it won’t happen. My husband and I are trying to have another baby and my OBGYN has told me that I shouldn’t participate if I get pregnant. I get sick during the last months of pregnancy (it happened in both of my pregnancies) and such an excertion could take a negative toll on me. So, bearing that in mind, I will keep this on my list until I’m healthy enough to participate.

My mom was diagnosed with breast cancer in January. It took about 2.2 seconds to decide to do the walk. It’s 60 miles in 3 days.