yep! i walked the entire 5k.. not the short route which was 1k.. i did the whole 5k with no help AND i only had to stop to rest twice… not too shabby… it was fun… 4 of my teammates came via planned parenthood – they taught sex ed this past semester in coach’s health class… when he mentioned to them about this walk, they signed right up! way cool…
and of course coach was there… and we coach’s brother & nephew came too! so my little team totaled 8 people… and as a team we have raised $535.00 so far… i say so far because donations remain open for 30 days… my personal goal of $350.00 was exceeded but i think i already mentioned that….i ended up with $395.00 raised…. so i got the free shirt.. and a special shirt for people who have MS that walked…
after we got done on the route there was a small expo set up… free backpacks, pens, information, brochures, notepads, and etc… a man approached me carrying a box of Round Rock Donuts (which apparently are the shit in the donut world)… i didn’t immediately recognize the man… he spoke to me… it was my neurologist! too funny! he didn’t have his little round glasses or white coat on ha! his ENTIRE office staff was at the table giving away those cool sling backpacks… now what really amazes me here is that doc’s practice is huge… he and his staff immediately recognize me… that leaves a huge impression on me… as i was walking past the staff table (because i didn’t realize it was them) i saw the nurse waving and yelling out “hey, that’s one of ours right there!” haha greatness! Continue reading »
