My family has participated in Norwalk Hospital's Whittingham Cancer Center Walk/Run for years in honor of my Uncle Tex, who passed away from lung cancer when I was very young.
I usually am with the walkers who walk about a mile. This year, I signed up as runner and ran a 5k at Calf Pasture Beach this morning. To provide some back story, I am not a completely new runner. I run Outdoor Track, which is only one season, each year. I focus only on mid-distance events, specifically the half mile, so doing a 5k as a race and not a practice was new to me and slightly intimidating.
My brother Rob ended up winning the entire race for all age divisions, my mom won her age category, and I won the female 14-18 age group!
I actually really enjoyed the race (as much as you can enjoy running a 5k). My entire family was there and had worked so hard to raise nearly $3,000 for this event. So, despite the cold weather this morning, we all got up and ended up having a great time together.
Our team was called Tex's Rangers in honor of my uncle Timothy, nicknamed Tex. It was made up of not only our family but many friends of the family who participated, came to support, and fundraised with us.
We love and miss you, Tex.
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