RIP (Rest In Power) Helen.
I am writing this while laying in bed. My body is a little tender from the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure 5k walk/run. I started off the day at 5AM in the morning. I arrived at Kapi’olani Community College at 6AM, an hour before the race and I was already running late. I was lucky enough to grab the last shuttle and made it just in time to meet my friend, Illyuson. The race started and ended at Kapi’olani Beach Park. The path is flat and paved. All in all, an easy race to do. If anyone is new to racing, I suggest doing this race. All walks of life were at this race: overweight, skinny, old, young, men, and women. After seeing people still battling cancer, all thoughts of not making it went away. I felt that this is for them and for all the people who lost their lives to cancer. I was going to cross that finish line even if I have to crawl across it.
The real reason why I did this race is finding the cure to cancer. I believe that I am doing my part by donating money. I’m happy that I was allowed to walk in remembrance for someone who had breast cancer. I never thought someone close to me was affected by breast cancer, so I was more than happy to walk in her honor. Some times we forget that not only does the person that have cancer is affected, but also their loved ones as well.
Here are some pictures I took at the event.
Jen, totally unrealated but you asked on Bike Hacks where to get a wooden mustache for your bike like the one I have and I answered on Matt’s site with the proper link to Etsy:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/75433869/wooden-handlebar-mustache-for-bicycle
Bike Hacks
http://www.bikehacks.com/bikehacks/2011/10/road-pylon-bike-safety-hack.html#comments
CHeers!
OH Danno! Thank you so much for this listing. I’m buying them right now! I’m a HUGE fan of Bike Hacks. I check it daily! It’s AH-mazing. Thanks for the wooden handlebar mustache, not decal. LOL.
You’re welcome Jen and happy riding!
I would love to do this, but I don’t want to do it alone. I need to hook up with a group. Great JOB! Keep up the good work.
Yes, you must do it! I’m sure you can handle the 5k, because of the hiking you do. I’m not too sure if there is walking/running groups for the Komen race, but I’m sure you can make your own. You should seriously think about doing Great Aloha Run (GAR). It’s an 8 mile walk/run that starts in Downtown and ends at Aloha Stadium. I am not going to lie, but going over Nimitz was pretty hard and I felt like I was going to die. I blame myself for the lack of preparations for this race. GAR is on President’s day, which is a day after my birthday (shameful plug…lol). I know there is a ton of GAR walking/running groups; I’m just not too sure how to find them. Well, I hope you at least consider it and let me know if are going to do it. Maybe we can train together, at least we can motivate each other.