Today was the Romp to Stomp out Breast Cancer Snowshoe 5K and it was a blast! First and foremost, however, with the help of many generous friends, I am pleased to report that I raised $335 for the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation. Most of this funding is used to provide essential breast care education, screening and support to women without access proper medical coverage.
Thank you very, very much to those of you who made a donation on my behalf--your support is very much appreciated. Every bit will help stomp out breast cancer.
The evening before the snowshoe event, I drove up to the ski resort with one of my friends where we joined a group of women she knew who organized the rental of some condos at the resort. We woke up this morning to several inches of snow on the ground, which to me, made this event so much more exciting. It snowed all day while we were up there and I loved it!
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| The start line of the Snowshoe 5K. Go pink! |
The snowshoe walk took place right on the slopes on trails marked off for walkers right alongside the ski trails. We shared part of the trail with skiers and other parts were just for the snowshoers. I had expected the snowshoe trail to be flat, but we actually had some decent inclines to walk up and down, making for a pretty decent workout! If you are a skier, the steep parts were walking up a blue trail. Of course, being the kickass athletes that we are {haha!}, three of us when up and down the steepest part of the trail three times before continuing on with the rest of the walk! ;)
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| A pic of me at the finish line. |
I had so much fun snowshoeing that I think I might invest in a pair of my own snowshoes!
Thank you again to those of you who supported my cause today. As always, I appreciate you wonderful support! xo
Snowshoeing? that sounds like some serious workout!!
ReplyDeleteBut it must have looked so pretty!
I 've never been near that much snow (I've only seen snow once, and I had to hike about a mile up a volcano to see it!).
This is a great cause and I'm so glad you finished 5K
Go Pink!
Alex, snowshoeing is SO much fun! It was fairly easy to walk on flat ground, but still harder than regular walking. Since we were on the trails with inclines, it turned out to be a great workout! Especially when you push your self. And yes... it was very pretty. I would have taken more pictures but I was using my iphone for the photos and since it was snowing and the resort had their snow making machines going, it was way too wet to have my phone out of my pocket so much!
DeleteI hope you get the chance to play in some deep snow sometime! It's fun! :)
Great pictures! Looks like a fun time and I'm glad you had some fresh snow for the day. Congrats!
ReplyDeleteThe fresh snow made this day extra fun for sure! Thanks for your support, Phyl. xo
DeleteIt looks like y'all had a fun time with the added benefit of a workout and all for a wonderful Charity! Awesome! You did it! WOO-HOO!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Brandy!!! I think you'd love the snowshoeing. :)
DeleteWell, I do love snow..... *g*
DeleteYou inspire me in so many ways. You convinced me to get healthy again. Belle
ReplyDeleteAw, Belle! I'm thrilled and flattered that I'm inspiring you to do get healthy again. It's responses like yours that keep me wanting to share my health + fitness adventures on my blog. You made my day. xo
DeleteOh this sounds really fun indeed Christine!! :) and it's great you had fresh snow for it :)
ReplyDeleteSo did you rent them or did they provide the snowshoes?
nath, it was really fun. I'm serious about wanting to get my own snowshoes, too! They were really easy to get used to... like nothing really... and you could make a great workout of it if you push yourself. Even on a flat trail. Although the hills are what boost your heart rate and make you sweat!
DeleteTubbs Snowshoes is the leading sponsor of the event and the provided snowshoes to everyone in the event.
I have a friend who just got some... Now I'm thinking maybe I should too... :)
DeleteThat's awesome Christine! :-D So happy that you were able to go snowshoeing and it was just perfect that it snowed the whole time you were on your walk! Awesome amount of money you raised, and that was just you! I be they had a lot of money all together for the donation and it's for such an awesome cause! You rock. :-D
ReplyDeleteThanks, Deanna! I'm very happy I was able to raise funds to support this cause--thanks to many generous friends. The snow last Saturday really added to the excitement of the event! : )
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