I did it... 60 miles in 3 days!!!

Woo hooo -- I did it! 60 miles in 3 days! The Breast Cancer 3-Day was an incredible experience! THANK YOU for your support, encouragement, and donations! To date, I raised $5,694.99 which is INCREDIBLE!!!

Here is a summary of my amazing experience…

I walked as part of a team called "Trisha's Trailblazers." Trisha is a 32 year old who was recently diagnosed with Imflammatory Breast Cancer, a rare and very aggressive cancer. This type of cancer is usually late Stage 3 or Stage 4. Things are changing daily with her diagnosis and treatment, so her family is keeping a blog to keep everyone updated. If you are interested, you can read more about Trisha and her status here: http://trishafaggiolly.blogspot.com/

Day 1 (Friday) was awesome! We started in south SF at the Cow Palace with opening ceremonies. Trisha’s mom was part of the opening ceremonies holding the “daughter” flag. Then we were off through the streets of south SF… here are some pictures of Trisha, her husband Oak, and their 2 year old son Caden greeting us as we started the walk. http://www.oakbarrett.com/3day/

We then walked to Lake Merced and over by the SF zoo, along the Great Highway and Ocean Beach, up through the Golden Gate Park and over by the Presidio and Pac Heights and down to the marina to over to our “home” Crissy field where we camped for 2 nights, which was amazing. Who can complain about camping under the Golden Gate Bridge?!

Day 2 was brutal – our longest day 24 miles – we went over the GG bridge down to Ft. Baker and through Sausalito and then on to Mill Valley. And it was a cooker - 90 degrees! The walk back from Mill Valley was definitely my lowest point -- the only way I got through it was by reminding myself that I was doing this for breast cancer and that my aches and pains were nothing compared to what cancer patients go through (chemo, etc.) On the final leg of Day 2, seeing our pink tents at camp from the GG bridge was the best sight ever! It was mentally and physically the hardest day for sure.

Day 3 (Sunday) was amazing... a cool, foggy morning (my favorite SF weather) ... We started from camp and walked the Pac Heights hills (ouch), through the GG park, down through downtown SF and down North Beach. The finish was a Ft Mason and the Marina Green. The closing ceremony was very touching – many survivors where there and it made every mile very worth it.

Today… I feel tired today but not super sore… and not one blister to show for the entire weekend!

Thanks again for your support and donations!