My Race for the Cure Raleigh, North Carolina

Many of you followed along as we dreamed it, formed it and grew our team for the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure Raleigh, North Carolina. We were proud to represent and be sponsored by the lovely and local, Hanes Comfort! We had the best looking Tee Shirts on the race course! Thank you Hanes!



We wanted to share just how small a world it can be through the community bonds of Social Media Moms. Team Colvin - NC Mom Bloggers was united in supporting our run to Krista Colvin of Portland, Oregon. She is a young Mom like most of us who was diagnosed with Stage 3 Aggressive Breast Cancer just this past March.

The Race exceeded my wildest expectations. Some of you know I love running and have done lots of races in my days. And that this was my first race since my Marathon and Half-Marathon Season three years ago! Really! It was monumental for me ... this is not about me though.

This is about the many, the Warriors - Thanks to "Ford Cares" we learned "Warriors" are those battling cancer, Angel Wings - honor the angels who have passed after their fight against breast cancer, etc. We loved their Symbols of the Warrior and our "Warriors in Pink" scarves they gave to support the many touched by breast cancer.

As you view my video of the day, and even a few of the pre and post race, you'll see a whole love of emotion and fun. Just know that this represents real lives, real women fighting a serious disease.

There were tears. And there are other stories, like the paraplegic who jogged along ahead us, or the family running with in Memory of their young Mom shirts, and the list goes on.

Then within our group there were many stories of breast cancer, of course, our honoree Krista Colvin, and there was a mother gone before, a daughter survivor, a Mom survivor a Grandfather gone before, a mother and sister survivor, just in our small team/ group.

It was an honor to represent Krista Colvin, and be supported by Hanes! And a real thrill to run with my fellow blogging friend, Molly Gold of Go Mom Inc, my lovely Weight Watchers leader and the other friends who support this community.

Thank you for following and encouraging our journey. Plan on it - next year will be a tradition - we're thinking bigger and bolder for our team! We'd love to have you! Are you running with us next year?! Walking? Have you walk/run a Komen Race?

And more importantly, has your life been touched in some way by cancer? Family, friends? Please share!




Warmly,

Carolina Mama