Team Canada 2013

I admit it. I didn't think we were going to reach our ambitious goal of $12,000, but we did and then some! For the second year in a row, Team Canada was the top international team and the 10th team overall with $12,846 in donations! A-mazing.

I was also a little worried about the weather for race day, but it stopped raining just long enough to finish the course and make it back to the tent for some breakfast. It's crazy to think about all that has happened since last year's race, which I did in a wig, during my fifth round of chemo. This year I could run!

Komen Kick-Off

For the second year in a row, the Embassy partnered with Komen in hosting its pre-race reception celebrating the Susan G. Komen Global Race for the Cure.  Several of the area's top fundraisers are invited to the event and their commitment is very inspiring. One woman in attendance was celebrating one million raised in the last 14 years! Congresswoman and breast cancer survivor Debbie Wasserman Schultz was one of the guests speakers and she made some very interesting comments about young women with breast cancer having different issues to deal with than older women. She also spoke about her efforts to introduce legislation making genetic testing for the BRCA gene more accessible. I also spoke briefly with WTOP's Bob Madigan who has emceed the race for the last 25 years and Cynne Simpson from WJLA who emceed our event and is involved with another local fundraising effort for breast cancer called DC Newsbabes. So many impressive people!

Pierre Garcon (Redskins), Nick Sundberg (Redskins), Cynne Simpson (WJLA), Josh Morgan (Redskins) and moi.

View from the balcony

Cupcakes from Georgetown Cupcakes

Survivors!

Anchorwoman Cynne Simpson and singer Colby Dee

Redskins Josh Morgan and Nancy Brinker

Congresswoman and Survivor Debbie Wasserman-Schultz

Redskins Pierre Garcon enjoying the view