The Susan G. Komen race for the cure 5K was this Saturday at the Gateway Mall. My friend Aubrey who participated last year encouraged us to join her. Trish and I decided to run the race with her this year. I have never been a part of such and emotional run. In fact I have never been emotional while running at all. I usually can't wait until the run is over. I have competed in my fair share of 5Ks but this one was amazing. There were 16,000 participants. It is the biggest 5K race in the state of Utah. There were every size, shape and age of runner or walker at the race. There were groups of people that had pink tags on their backs saying I run for my mother, my sister, my aunt, my best friend, my wife. There were runners with pink shirts saying I survived.
The race started off with Melissa Etheridge's song I Run For Life. I was choking back the tears. There were babies in strollers and little kids riding on their dad's shoulders. The energy was intoxicating. The race is held for such an important thing. I hope that we can all be aware of breast cancer and the effects it has on all of our lives. We all know a special women in our life that has fought against breast cancer. None of us are exempt from the disease. I hope we all gain an awareness of the importance of having regular medical check ups and self examinations. Visit The Susan G. Komen website for educational and inspirational information.
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