When Aimee first sent me the link to say that she was participating in this run, Liz Hurley Ribbon Run, and asking for friends to run with her, I was like ummm, nope not me! I don’t run. I hate to run! I always get this terrible stitch in my side when I run. I know, people always say that if you would just work through it, and run more that wouldn’t happen. Anyway, Aimee says no, that she is not actually planning on running it. She will walk. Ok, I can do that. It is 5K, which I mistakenly assumed was 5 miles. Actually, it is 3.1. That makes it even more appealing. So, I registered after she sent me the link, and we are going to be on the Savvy Gifts team which is a store here in Madison.
This morning, the day of the run, was a bit chilly, so I put on a long sleeved t-shirt under the Savvy Gifts t-shirt we got for being in that team. I was cold while we were standing around waiting, but once we started walking, it got a bit warm! I was surprised to see all the people participating! The website said that official count of walker was 2759. There were tons more people there though, I guess for support and encouragement. The route went through the old historic district of downtown Huntsville, so I was having trouble keeping my pace and watching where I was going because I was too busy admiring the old house we were passing. There are some absolute beauties there! I did have to concentrate when we started going through a hilly section, that is where it got difficult, I definitely lost some ground there. We did finish in less than an hour though. Yay! Accomplishment – I “ran” in my first race. This is the official word from the website:
And while money is still coming in, it looks like we will raise close to $100,000 for the Liz Hurley Breast Cancer Fund at Huntsville Hospital Foundation. That’s $30,000 more than last year’s Ribbon Run! All proceeds will help pay for the new Breast MRI machine at The Breast Center at Huntsville Hospital. Thanks to everyone who made the 4th Annual Liz Hurley Ribbon Run a race to remember!
