On Friday, August 17, 2018, my husband, Ken, and I flew from Los Angeles to Boston to attend the Falmouth Road Race on August 19, 2018. We were members of the Mission One Buzz Team, running for Susan Hurley’s and Abby Porosky’s CharityTeams. This wonderful charity is there children newly diagnosed with cancer and their families. We picked up our rental car at Boston airport, drove 75 miles to Falmouth and checked into the Inn on the Square.
Falmouth is a strikingly beautiful setting. Peaceful, quiet, green, rich with American history, and great food. On August 18, 2018, we walked several miles from our hotel to Expo, greeting people and runners and having a great time photographing the beautiful wetlands and birds, including osprey and swans. I felt as if I had entered the set of, “On Golden Pond,” even hearing the song playing in my head. We spent most of that afternoon at a school on a baseball diamond photographing our running form. We were absolutely alone in this paradise for hours. This was one of most relaxing and pleasant Saturdays I have had in a long while.
Although the weather had been hot and humid, on race day, August 19, a cool breeze materialized. We laughed through our team photo with Susan Hurley, then walked to the pulse start and were off for the 46th running of the world-famous Falmouth Road Race.
The race is 7 miles, offers impressive prize money, attracts elites from all over the world and is rated one of the top summer races in the U.S. This year’s race included 11,063 2018 finishers. I am so happy to report that Team One Mission raised over $16,405 for the littlest of our cancer survivors and their families. What a great day and a glorious escape!
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