03 Aug 2011
For more, visit http://tlc.discovery.com/tv/dc-cupcakes/#mkcpgn=yttlc1 | Katherine and Sophie set plans for their giant cupcake bra creation for the Susan G. Komen Cancer Walk event.
Duration : 0:1:24
21 Jul 2011
I am captain of a team and I was trying to find a list of things we would need to pack however and I have no idea how the walk goes because I honestly have never done it, noone on our team has either…but I was wondering if anyone on here had done the walk and knew what was provided and what isn’t
Go to their website -
www.komen.org
They have lot of information about the walk, and FAQs and help.
Good for you and good luck with your walk! 
20 Jul 2011
Here is a video I made from pictures and videos I took while walking the 3-Day. Next year I plan to raise even more money. Please help me reach my goal. YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. Follow the link below to my 3-Day donation page and to read my story.
http://www.the3day.org/site/TR/2010/DallasFortWorthEvent2011?px=3736473&pg=personal&fr_id=1622
Duration : 0:5:31
I have read the website many times but i just wanted to know some personal experiences and what you did to prepare for it!
I trained and walked in 2001 and 2002.
First part of your question – training requirements greatly depend on the shape you are in. When I did it I was in my early 20′s, and I attended the meetings where they stressed the importance of training. I ran two miles in the gym each night, and therefore thought walking three 20 mile days would be simple. So I did a small test…I got up one Saturday and walked 20 miles. Ow. Then I realized that I indeed needed to train, but not twenty-four hours per day.
The training regimen I went with was pretty much the organization’s recommended preparation. I walked 5-7 miles three times per week and worked my way up on weekends to 10-15 miles per walk. The real challenge to the full 60 day walk is that muscles and joints will become sore and fatigued somewhere around the bazillionth step. Each time you lift your foot it’s like doing a mini-weight lift in the gym, and just like in the gym there’s a point where the muscles won’t want to work anymore. Where this happens for you now is an indicator how much you should train. Start out by going for a long, long walk. When do you start to feel like your foot is twice as heavy as it truly is? Note this…for this event this point should be somewhere around 15 miles, otherwise you might struggle to complete the event.
So, a few training tips. After judging your level of walking fitness, start small and work your way up. Once you can walk 15 miles and feel refreshed and ready to take on the world, you’re probably ready. For shorter training walks, ankle weights can help develop exactly the muscles that will give out on the long walk, although they can feel clumsy and annoying. Using the leg weight machines in your gym is a great way to strengthen the muscles, but start several months in advance. I found it best to do leg weights on a weekday after one of my 5-mile walks. Then recover the next day. For this walk, the front of the thigh is a typical weak area…consider really working these up in the gym.
Also – yoga, yoga, yoga. A decent stretch routine practiced 3-6 times per week will not only prepare you, it will feel great. It’s good to finish the walk without feeling like your tendons are all going to snap. A GREAT yoga routine for preparing for something like this is Crunch Candlelight Yoga with Susan Ivanhoe. It’s on dvd. This routine really stretches the leg muscles that you will be working, and will have you feeling great throughout your training. And I’m not talking about a weird quasi-religious experience here, I’m talking getting the lactic acids out of the muscles so that you don’t feel sore all the time and toning the joints and tendons so that you emerge from the event stronger, not in a wheelchair.
As to the second question – yeah, it was a GREAT experience. It was a journey, one that was so much better than sitting around the house watching reruns of old sitcoms. The training made me feel healthier, happier and more focused. I spent hours walking my neighborhood, listening to my iPod, enjoying the evenings. I felt more centered, and was happier at home, more focused at work, and my body felt great. Working to raise awareness and money was also a great experience. I met new people and shared some remarkable moments. A woman in an office three floors above mine became really interested in my participation and wanted to help me raise donations – we became good friends and shared many great stories about the two relatives in our lives who contracted and beat the disease. I quickly found that approaching people because of the event instantly opened them up, and where they might be people I would just share a mumbled "hey, how’re you" with normally, I was able to meet and get to know many people in my community because of this.
And then there was the event itself. There are few opportunities for a community to come together in friendship under a common cause, and when it happens it’s a great thing. Everyone was excited to participate, and everyone was buzzing on event day. It was a great time, and by the end I was sad it was over.
So that’s a few notes, hope they help. Above and beyond all else, participating in this event is like a modern quest. Enjoy it as such. Dedicate yourself to the quest, and you’ll have a great time. I felt like I emerged physically stronger, emotionally more mature and spiritually fulfilled. There are so few opportunities in life to do this – make the most of it.
08 Jul 2011
If you are about to plan a cancer walk, you need this e-book. The Walkathon Guide will help you navigate through the steps to a successful fundraising event.
Welcome to the Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure.