LIVESTRONG Challenge San Jose CA - A journey
We awoke at 5am to NPR. Though not fully awake, we give our bodies fuel for the event.... Bircher Mueslix for Andie & Mags, two pieces of 12 grain toast for Chris. We are on the road by 5:45am. Lance and the 100 milers followed by 65, 50 and 10 mile cyclists began between 7:30am - 7:40am. We 5K runners started at 7:45am on the dot.
It was an amazing sight .. so much yellow... people doing the event as survivors, in memory of and in honor of participants. Thousands of people from different walks of life... all united for a single cause. Kick Cancer's Butt! It was amazing to see and hear Lance Armstrong speak in person. The entire experience was truly inspirational. We look forward to participating next year perhaps in one of the cycling slots.
Maggie and I wore In Memory Of bibs on our back for my dad. 2/3 of the way through she asked me what my Dad would say if he were there. I was caught off guard, but finally said that he would be proud of us. We were cheered on by folks on the side and police officers and fire fighters. A nice feeling to be cheered on by everyday heroes. We crossed the finish all holding hands. One pair of gals came up to tell us that they were feeling pretty tired but that they saw Maggie and she gave them the incentive to push through :o).
It was an amazing sight .. so much yellow... people doing the event as survivors, in memory of and in honor of participants. Thousands of people from different walks of life... all united for a single cause. Kick Cancer's Butt! It was amazing to see and hear Lance Armstrong speak in person. The entire experience was truly inspirational. We look forward to participating next year perhaps in one of the cycling slots.
Maggie and I wore In Memory Of bibs on our back for my dad. 2/3 of the way through she asked me what my Dad would say if he were there. I was caught off guard, but finally said that he would be proud of us. We were cheered on by folks on the side and police officers and fire fighters. A nice feeling to be cheered on by everyday heroes. We crossed the finish all holding hands. One pair of gals came up to tell us that they were feeling pretty tired but that they saw Maggie and she gave them the incentive to push through :o).
Thank you to those of you who supported our team and helped us not only reach, but exceed our personal team goal in fundraising. It was an amazing experience and we are so lucky to have been a part of this event. Here are just a few photos from the morning.
2 comments:
AWESOME! Great story and great run. Yay for Team Rosendin!
Yous (a philly word) rock. Wayto go maggie! Team Rosendin!
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