This morning Austin hosted the annual Race for the Cure 5K. Over 21,000 runners participated. The weather was perfect and the crowd was full of optimism and pride. Some races you do for fun, some for competition, and others to symbolize significant events in your life. I dedicated this “race” to my new best friend and my commitment to support her on her recently discovered challenge with this crazy disease. I was one of many who crossed the finish line in dedication of another and felt empowered by our collective intention. To run and to give strenuous effort in this way gives exercise new meaning. On a side note, a wonderful benefit of Crossfit is the strides (pun intended) one makes in improving their 5K time while only doing Crossfit workouts. A true testiment, indeed, to the functional application of random and varied.
