Race for the Cure 2011

Sunday I participated in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in Central Park. I was joined by eight of my colleagues and three friends, representing our company.

This was the first race of its kind that I've participated in, and one that I will certainly participate in for years to come. The event hosted thousands of runners and walkers (myself the latter...as all I do is eat nowadays), all varying in age from children to elderly.

I was astonished by the amount of support from such a huge number of people, many being survivors, family members of survivors or deceased, or even those who just care about the cause and understanding its devastating impact on women and men.

What touched my heart were the children wearing memorial tags reading "my mother." We often forget that cancer has no age or no consideration for those it may affect. It was one of those experiences that makes you stop and count your blessings, remembering that whatever is difficult in your life is suddenly so insignificant.

Race for the Cure is more than simply a way to raise money for research, but it was a way to show all of those battling cancer or ones who have lost loved ones from the disease that there is support all around us. It reminds us that we are all in the fight to eliminate cancer together, and that even when times are unbearable and no future is in sight, there are always people who will pull us through the finish line.