As you may remember from an early entry in May, my daughter Sarah, niece Samantha, and Sarah's co-worker Kokeb entered the Warrior Dash, a 3 mile race during which many obstacles were thrown in their path - anyone for jumping over fire, climbing under barbed wire, or running through a lot of mud?? Sarah choose to do this as a fundraiser for the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation. She raised $720 and those of us with MM are thankful.
The girls had a great time! During the first day of the event, 9,400 participants from New England and beyond ran the race, with several hundred starting the course every half hour. Sarah's group started at 5pm, just in time for the course to be
extremely muddy! The race started with an uphill run and ended with climbing up and over a high wall, sliding down a nasty hill, and scooting over a rope bridge. Did the girls mind that they finished 8,200 out of the 9,400? Not at all. With an upbeat attitude, they said,"Hey, that means 1200 people finished after us! We beat 1200 people!" They said it was the most fun they've ever had :-) Enjoy the before and after pictures below!
Warrior Dash
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| Samantha, Sarah, and Kokeb ready to go! |
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| Joseph, Joe, Cindy, Samantha, me, Sarah, Kokeb |
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| The mud! |
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| The last obstacle before the finish. |
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| True Warriors :-) |
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Believe it or not, Warrior Dash collects and cleans donated
Warrior footwear to donate to charity. |
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Yes, cancer sucks, but events like the Warrior Dash
make it possible to make create an awareness about
Multiple Myeloma. |
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