3 Day Update

Today Leslie and I walked with Shirley and her Sunday morning group. We toured West Chester and ended up at the DK Diner for breakfast. Yumm!

i'm walking in the 3-day

I have just signed up to participate in the Breast Cancer 3-Day in Philadelphia, October 17-19. Over the past three years I have either crewed or volunteered. The years I crewed I missed Alex's field hockey games so this year I was prepared to miss the 3-day. But as fate would have it, the 3-Day was moved to another weekend and Alex has no games the weekend it moved to. What is meant to be is meant to be. So I am walking. Check out my 3-day website by clicking on the 3-day logo to the left. I am very excited and have started the training by walking the dogs 2-3 miles a day. That may not really be a good training tool because strong arm muscles are not really required in the 3-day. I will keep you up to date with my progress. Check out my blog from October 07 for pictures from that years event. Wish me luck!

To my mother for Father's Day. She is a volunteer for the Salvation Army as well as a "Bell Ringer' during the holidays. She was both mother and father to me ever since my dad passed away more than 31 years ago. I love you mom!

Yesterday's Pro Cycling Race in Manayunk was unbelievable. It was over 90 degrees and these athletes spent six hours and 10 trips up "The Wall." proving who was the best. Paul and I got in the spirit by parking our car in Valley Forge Park and riding our bikes the 15+ miles to Manayunk to watch the race with Matt and Joanna and their friends. Their house is just feet from the course and we were able to enjoy the shade of their backyard in between the ride by's. It was amazing. The bikers were followed by their support vehicles and I think they were all going at least 50mph. The cars were bottoming out on roads with a 25mph posted speed limit. We saw one crash, we think the riders front fork just cracked so he somersaulted into the air. The rider following him got caught up in the crash. Both riders were back on new bikes within minutes, maybe even seconds. I was surprised the cars didn't crash into one another. The crowd was another story. Most had been drinking from before post time at 9 am. I can't even begin to describe it. I want to go next year. This was a fun day!