Being at the event is one of the most memorable ways you can be a part of this experience. As I said when I first registered, it was the event experience that motivated me to sign up to walk this year. There's no way to fully describe the impact it has on a viewer, and I'm sure the effect on a walker is just as significant. It's what keeps you going.
Case in point: When we were walking on Sunday (a 6-mile training walk), the weather and environment were less than ideal. It was incredibly humid, it rained, and we were attacked by killer locusts. (OK, maybe not "killer," but they were hired assassins for sure.) At one point, we passed a group of bicyclists. They all smiled and greeted us with a "Good Morning." One woman must have recognized what we were doing (the pink shirts and gigantic hydration pack is usually a dead giveaway) and said, "Good job girls, keep it up."
Just that one comment, from one person, buoyed me for a while. Someone knew what we were doing, and recognized what it was for. She knew the value of it, and wanted to encourage us. It worked.
Each day of the walk, we'll be walking 20 miles. It'll probably be hot. I know we'll get tired. I know we'll have aches and pains. But it's for a good reason. And sometimes, we might need to be reminded of that reason. What better way, than to see our family and friends at some point, smiling and cheering us on?
So check out the schedule... if you're able to pop in for one of the cheering stations, we'd LOVE to see you. We won't be able to stop and chat much, but it'll be a few minutes of your time that'll keep us going for hours, if not a lifetime.
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