Introducing Jenn

Hope the rest of the team takes a moment to introduce themselves as well!

I am almost 30 years old and living in Lemoore, CA. I came to the valley to ride horses for Fresno State and have stayed here for more than 10 years.

Originally from the east bay I am glad to be heading back there for this walk. I am looking forward to cooler breezes and great views. Although the possibility for hills is a bit daunting, there are no hills in Fresno :)

My husband Jamison is a teacher at the local school and also a track coach- you would think he would keep me motivated but I am the one having to drag him out to walk with me and Lily our dog :)

I work in advertising sales- quite enjoyable and it gives me the means to follow my passion for horses.

I will be walking with tons of family in September- twin sister, mom, aunt, cousins and grandmother.

Melting!!!

Is anyone else having problems walking in the heat? I think it is time to move the walks into my pool :)

Hopefully the 100 degree heat moves along and we get back to the nice 80's soon.

Inspiration

So if anyone hasn't noticed, I have been missing in action this year thus far. To be honest, I have been so busy with school that I was thinking about not walking. The thought of having to fundraise and train was overwhelming me and I wondered if I could do it one more year. That was until I got a phone call from my closest friend from college. She is getting married this summer and I assumed it would be a discussion about her wedding plans. It wasn't. She told me that her mother had found a lump in her breast and that she was going to have a mastectomy in the next week. After the surgery, the doctor diagnosed her with stage two breast cancer and she started chemotherapy the following week. My friend spoke about having mixed feelings. Part of her was completely devastated that her mother has breast cancer while the other part reached for some bit of relief that it was not stage three or four. Everything that I am going through right now, compares nothing to what her and her family is going through. It made me think about why I decide to do the 3 Day in 2006. I didn't want someone to go have to go through what my friends mother, and my friend for that matter, is going through. So with that, I am walking again, in support of those who are fighting breast cancer, in honor of those who have survived breast cancer, and in memory of those who have passed because of breast cancer. I am walking for you.