a run to cure...a ride to conquer?

a time to move...move on?
yesterday was the annual run for the cure here in edmonton. an amazing event. 10,000 people running or walking, just moving, with just 1 thought in mind. cancer. breast cancer, but possibly cancer in general. those with it, those fighting it, those that have had it and survived, those that haven't.
are we running scared? possibly, but probably running for hope, with tears in our eyes, and aching hearts, but with hope in our souls. the power of positive thinking, in motion.
5K...the wonder of the distance is that it's just enuff. it's enuff for a bit of fun. it's long enuff for passing people, for people to pass you, but it's also enuff to get a handle on the people running or walking. seeing the team names on the backs and the fronts of the t-shirts. what the names mean, who they are. kids from schools, friends, families of survivers, of those that have become angels, those struggling to remain among us. some that have returned to this event, some that have returned alone after having been a part of this event in times past as part of a couple, a part of a family, as a part of a circle of friends. some run hard, some giving everything they've got, some just wanting to get through, to finish. but during the run, what are we all thinking?
and when it's done...what's left. we cheer, we clap, we clap and support those still out there, we wish everyone well, but eventually the event ends, and all that's left at the square is what's left.
hope.....
about 10 months from now, the ride to conquer cancer begins. a 2 day ride through the rockies, again to raise funds, to raise hope.
this'll be my 1st ride with this group, but at this time, it just seems the right thing to do.
can we conquer cancer? i think preventing may be all we can hope for. but who knows.....but we can hope, provide hope, and believe that, what we do, will make a difference. we have to....i don't think there's a choice.

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