Sleeping bag...check, six pairs of socks...check, 2 pairs of REALLY good running shoes....check, lots of bandaids and Ibuprofen...check.  I think I may actually be ready to do this thing.  The countdown is on and we only have 20 days left to get ready.

After a 20-mile training walk last weekend, I have begun to wonder, can I actually do this?  What was I thinking?  Will my body survive or better yet, will my friends survive 3 days and nights of ME?  This walk will be the true test of a lot of things.  However, when I pause to consider all the people who went through surgery, chemo, radiation and recovery and made it, I know we can do this.  We will do this to honor the survivors who won the battle and the ones who didn't.  This walk isn't about me and my aching feet.  This walk is for them and I am incredibly proud to be part of such and amazing event. 

I am also grateful for the 3 wonderful friends who will take this journey with me.  We will laugh, cry and maybe get annoyed with one another, but we will be able to say we did it together.  Won't our kids be proud?