Race for the Cure

What a GREAT weekend my Mom and I had! We walked in the 5K Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure! Neither of us have ever walked in this race before but have decided we will do it every year now. It was AMAZING!

My Mom and I stayed the night in Salt Lake on Friday night. We registered for the race Friday afternoon and walked around to the different booths that were there for the race. We got a lot of fun free stuff, and a lot of PINK! The race was held at the Gateway Mall in Salt Lake, which is a big outdoor mall. After registering and walking around the booths we walked around the mall and shopped for a little while and then went to dinner at Applebee’s. We then went to the chocolate factory for desert, they have the best caramel apples, so we shared one! We then went back to the hotel to get a good night’s rest before the race the next morning.

We woke up Saturday morning about 6:15. We ate the continental breakfast at the hotel and then headed to the mall for the race. The sponsors had set up more booths and were handing out more free stuff, backpacks, key chains, hats, pins, etc. We then headed toward the starting line for the race. Salt Lake was a happening place on Saturday morning, there were over 17,000 people that had registered for the race! During the race I kept looking behind us and in front of us and was amazed at how many people there were everywhere!

After the race all of the survivors met at a place they called the pink café. It was a tent they had set up to pamper all of the survivors. Once again they were giving out more free stuff for the survivors. They had food, mini massages, flowers, and so much more. I left my Mom at the pink café because the “pampering” was only for survivors and they were getting ready for the survivor parade. The survivor parade happened after everyone was finished with the race. They put all of the survivors into different categories, my Mom was in the newly diagnosed category because she has not yet been cancer free for a year. They then had the 1 to 5 year survivors and so on. There were so many women walking in the survivor parade, it was awesome! All of the survivors then stood on the stairs and they let white doves go and then played the song “I Run for Life” by Melissa Etheridge. The energy that I felt at this time was amazing. There are so many people there that are fighting and have fought for their life. Every single one of the women that I met had such a bright and positive outlook on life and are such an inspiration to everyone! Everyone needs to be a part of this race one day!

 I didn’t want the weekend to end because I loved spending time with my Mom and being away from everything back home. It was a nice little getaway and I’m so sad it’s already over but I can’t wait to do this again next year!

Getting ready!

Start Line

Survivor Parade

My Mom and a friend she met

So many people

So many SURVIVORS

 I Run for Life

It's been years since they told her about it
The darkness her body possessed
And the scars are still there in the mirror
Every day that she gets herself dressed
Though the pain is miles and miles behind her
And the fear is now a docile beast,
If you ask her why she is still running,
She'll tell you it makes her complete

I run for hope, I run to feel
I run for the truth for all that is real
I run for your mother, your sister, your wife
I run for you and me my friend
I run life

It's a blur since they told me about it
How the darkness had taken its toll
And they cut into my skin
And they cut into my body
But they will never get a piece of my soul

And now I'm still learning a lesson
To awake when I hear the call
And if you ask me why I am still running
I'll tell you I run for her soul

I run for hope, I run to feel
I run for the truth for all that is real
I run for your mother, your sister, your wife
I run for you and me my friend
I run life

And someday if they tell you about it
If the darkness knocks on your door
Remember her, remember me
We will be running as we have before
Running for answers, running for more

I run for hope, I run to feel
I run for the truth, for all that is real
I run for your mother, your sister, your wife
I run for you and me my friend

I run for hope, I run to feel
I run for the truth, for all that is real
I run for your mother, your sister, your daughter, your wife
For you and me my friend
I run for life

I run for your mother, your sister, your wife
I run for you and me my friend
I run for life