Making Strides...the WALK!

What a day!  It is a much smaller event than the AVON walk we did, but the awe inspiring people you see and the volunteers along the way?  JUST AS GREAT!   Our day started at 5:30 and well, Boo Boo wasn't quite ready for the early start to the City....but he and Maddie did AWESOME!   (That's Maddie under all the jackets/blankets/scarves she can pile on!)

We met up with Quyen and her "NAIW entourage" and started at 8:30...we finished the 5 miles (although Mark says it's more like 6-7 since we parked at least a 1/2 mile away :P) at 10:15 AM! And that's with lots of breaks and stops along the way for snacks, Adam to walk, and Golden Gate Park... something oddly enough we don't seem to do unless we are at these events!?  Oh, and for SOMEONE to check their Crackberry (yes, you get great coverage in the middle of the Park!) Mark now appreciates my 13 mile "walks" a little more...

Every time we participate in one of these walks, we really do have the opportunity to not only get in great exercise, but to reflect on all the blessings we have in our lives.  So much courage and inspiration in the sea of PINK!  We walk not only to honor people like Yoriko and Richard for their amazing strength and fight, but we walk so the future generations have hope...

p.s.  Thanks Quyen for being the troop leader and the great shirts!!! KTD Jewelers was a major sponsor :)))  My first "KTD outfit" but Anson reminded me that I didn't include my left and right hand outfits...ok, fine...but my first KTD logoed piece of clothing :)