This week was race week in our home. District Cross Country and The Race for the Cure. Good news is that Emma and I raced (well...walked) for all of the woman who have been affected by breast cancer. Bad news is that Jordan's Junior season of Cross Country is over.
The District meet was in Atlantic and has been for the last 3 year. It is no easy course with many hills. The weather was not cooperative with about 2.5 inches of rain the prior 48 hours and temps in the low 50's. Always a bridesmaid...never a bride. Our team finished 4th and we had runners in the 11th and 13th spots. The top 3 teams and top 10 individuals go to state. We just missed it again this year. Jordan didn't run at districts last year because his time wasn't good enough. This year he ran but the hills were too much. He said once he got going he "put the cruise on" and said that when he wanted to start moving up that he "couldn't get it to go off". He said his legs wouldn't carry him faster. I was overcome with emotion at the end for those boys that were so close to state. I really wanted it for them and the whole darn team. The expressions on their faces said it all.
Saturday morning Emma and I braved the brisk temps to join some friends in The Race for the Cure here in Des Moines. Over 23,000 people took part in it. It is truly amazing to see all the people coming together for the same cause, not to mention emotional. To see the survivors in their pink shirts and the families with pictures of their loved ones taken by this awful disease. Both Dana and I have been touched by breast cancer in our families. Emma and I walked for Grandma Egger and Grandma Judson, Aunt Marcella, Aunt Virjean, and my own mom who has not received an official breast cancer diagnosis but has breast health issues that are watched closely. We just did the 1 mile loop since we had two 4 year olds with us. They were troopers! It was quite overwhelming with all the people. Please consider a donation to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation to help find a cure for breast cancer.
This weeks montage is going to have some of my favorite pictures from the XC season in it. Sorry, some you have already seen. There will be new pics of the district meet and some photos of Emma and I down at the race and some pictures of people that you may not know. I just wanted to use the whole song "I Run for Life" by Melissa Etheridge for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Enjoy!
