race for the cure!

A few weeks before my 4th birthday my mom lost her battle with breast cancer. In an effort to remember her and join in the fight against breast cancer I have tried to do lots of things; I buy pink clad kitchen-ware, handbags, and various other items that fund breast cancer awareness and education (and of course finding a cure). I even make my husband eat crazy organic foods and I try to stay away from shampoo with sodium lauryl sulfate- blah blah blah... all to (minimally) reduce my risk.

But I think I am taking my most proactive step yet in fighting this cancer. I am going to participate in the Komen Race for the Cure. Woo Hoo! I am really excited... I have looked at information on the race before but I have never just jumped in and decided to do it, until today. Ben is also going to run with me, because he is great & supportive. He is also 10 times more capable at running a 5K or any amount of "K" for that matter, so he will force me (lovingly) to make this happen. I think I can do it though. I am going to run with him, often-ish, and I will get there. I am not motivated to work out, but I am motivated to run this race (and I can walk/run it too, thank you very much).

So, my race is October 19th- and sadly, I admit I have a long way to go in order for these 3.1 miles to go well. So maybe pray :) that I can finish. And only if you want, you can check out my personal little website- but even better, let me know if you want to do it too and we could even make our own team!