- Brian, knee deep in snow. Erin, on top of the snow. What the heck?
Another great year at the Tubbs Romp To Stomp Out Breast Cancer in Frisco, CO! Our group grew in size again this year, and even included some male Snow Bunnies, which was great! We had a great weekend, from the ride up all the way to the late check out at our vacation rental.
I’ll tell this story with a combination of photos and words, because I couldn’t decide between the two.
Just 4 days after my bone marrow aspiration, we were on our way to Summit County for the 2009 Tubbs snowshoe race for the Susan Komen Foundation. We’ve been doing the race for the past four years or so in order to raise money for breast cancer research. Its a great excuse to get everyone together to support a great cause!
We started out on Friday afternoon -a variety of carloads headed up to Frisco at different times. My carload included myself,
Sara,
Janelle, and Roxy, Sara’s awesome mutt.
The amazingly awful self portrait. Anyone who knows me knows that I am consistent with how badly I take these.
Roxalicious!
We arrived safely at the house we rented through Summit Mountain Rentals, and were very happy to see that we had more than enough space and a great view! Chris, the property manager there that helped us out was wonderful, he gave us a great rate, and was great to work with!
Sara, Erin, and Bree during the race
After an excellent dinner with friends and family, we stayed up late playing games and talking. Much later than we should have for our early morning wake up call!
Tracey and Erin, muggin' for the camera before the race!
We got up and headed to the high school parking lot, where we met with two more members of our group and got in line to be bussed over to the Frisco Nordic center. The bus dropped us at the Nordic Center, and we met up with the rest of the group, got an awesome pancake and coffee breakfast, and got ready to start snowshoeing! (yes, that snowshoe race was the point of this post. I’m getting there)
Team Snow Bunnies!
After the runners started, the “non-runners” lined up to get started. We had a great time, snowshoeing for a great cause, spending time together, and enjoying some amazing scenery!
Janelle, helping Brian across the start line
We had a great time, and I even made it the whole way without needing to be carried -a huge accomplishment considering what I’d been going through with my back recently. The weather held up right until the end, when we were waiting for the bus -it was an excellent day!
Wendy, Linda, and Mom freezing their little tails off after the race!
A fun post-race photo -thanks Linda!
As you can see, we had a great time -there are more photos than I have room for in this post, so I’ll be putting together a slideshow and posting that in the near future.
We do this race every year, it is for a great cause -if you are interested in donating, please let me know, every little bit helps!
