The partner charity of the Dirty Girl Mud Run is Bright Pink, whose mission is to encourage and educate women to understand the signs, symptoms, and risk factors of breast and ovarian cancer.
I've had many run-ins with deceptive and questionable mammograms and breast ultrasounds, and, as my regular readers know, I've got the "gift" of Floyd the Enormous Uterine Fibroid, so I've been on the sidelines for years, skirting around the "what-ifs" and going toe-to-toe with specialists and tests.
I have many (TOO many) dear friends who've battled breast cancer: Nina, Kim, Linda ... The list is almost embarrassingly long. I wish there were no list at all.
Today I will be rocking the pink and rocking my Team Nina wristlet. I will drag my long-time/lomg-distance pal Tara with me (if she can stand me for that long), and we will conquer the Dirty Girl Mud Run course at Amesbury Sports Park.
I'm hoping all goes well. I'll fill you all in on the details, but for now -- Wish us luck as we go forth and conquer mud.
