Missy Ward

2008 Seattle Breast Cancer 3-day

by Missy Ward

The morning started off at 4:00am for Team Affiliate Marketers Worldwide. We hopped on the bus at 5:00am and headed over to Opening Cereremonies.

This part was truly inspirational. Watching all of the survivors get together brought tears to our eyes and motivated us to get out there and start walking.

Seattle proved to be a much harder walk than Minnesota last year. There were so many more hills here that many of the team members were not prepared for. But we kept on truckin'.

We got back to camp about 9-1/2 hours, 2,687 calories and 21.5 miles later. Little did we know that we had another 1-1/2 mile walk back to the hotel.

We all had grand plans to go out to the Karaoke Bar for dinner. That however, turned into a quick stop at Whole Foods for beer, wine, crackers and cheese. We wound up ordering disgusting food from the hotel restaurant and got together on the floor of the hotel lobby.

Tomorrow is another early morning for us. That's ok though. We're having a great time, despite our constant complaining. We all have one goal in mind and that's to get this last 40 miles down and go out for a great dinner on Sunday night.

Here are some pictures from today:

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Touring Seattle Pre-Walk

by Missy Ward

I've been to Seattle about 9 times in my life, but this time I got to play tourist. The weather has been phenomenal — sunny and in the 70's — not a drop of rain. I left the hotel early and headed out with my mother-in-law, Irene and sister-in-law, Tiffany who are also part of the team and we hit downtown Seattle. We hopped on one of those double-decker bus tours which are great, if you have a little time to see a lot.

I finally got to see the top of the Space Needle and check out Pike's Place Market. The fish were flying! We also stopped for a butterfish (sable fish/black code) lunch at Ray's Boathouse which was amazing. I highly recommend this restaurant as a must-eat for lunch or dinner.

Coincidentally, several of the Ray's employees are also going to be walking in the 3-day tomorrow and they were nice enough to buy us a glass of wine. They seem like a hoot, so I'm looking forward to seeing them on the walk. We also checked out a display of Chihuly glass pieces which were absolutely beautiful.

Well, it's a little after 9:00pm now and I'm about ready to hit the sack. We're up at 4:00am tomorrow to begin the 3-day walk. I think the rest of the team has already called it a night as well.

While I personally don't mind walking the 60-miles, getting up at 4:00am is not for me!

Below are some pictures of today.

Until tomorrow,

Missy

Space Needle Reflection in a Seattle Building

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Missy Lands in Seattle for the Breast Cancer 3-day

by Missy Ward

I just got into Seattle and the weather is gorgeous! Crisp and sunny — a far cry from the super-hot sticky weather of Orlando. Supposedly it's going to stay like this for the next few days while we make our way over 60-miles. The Redmond Inn is fantastic and has all the benefits of home, including my fabulous Keurig Coffee Machine. I'm waiting on the rest of my team to get here tomorrow. I came in a day earlier because I'm still chicken to fly on September 11th. Can't wait until Friday to get the walk started!

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One Week To Go To Seattle Breast Cancer 3-day

by Missy Ward

With less than 1 week to go before I fly out to Seattle for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer 3-day / 60-mile walk, I reflect on the journey thus far. I also talk about why I'm not going to CJU this time and what Shawn and I have up our sleeves during BlogWorld in Las Vegas.

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