Cathy wasn't sure she would be able to finish the walk today, but she made it all the way without a hint of fatigue.  She did say afterward that her legs were tired.  The route for the American Cancer Society Making Strides for Breast Cancer walk started at Yeatman's Cove and headed west toward Paul Brown Stadium.  After a northward jaunt on Central Avenue and Elm Street we made our way past Fountain Square via 5th Street.  We crossed the Purple People Bridge into Newport where we could see how enormous the turnout was for this event.  We thought we were at the end of the group because we could see a long string of people on the levy as we were crossing the bridge.  When we looped down and back under the bridge we could see that the entire bridge was full of people who were still crossing!  There must have been at least 5000 people there today.  We crossed back to Ohio over the Central Bridge and returned to Yeatman's Cove.  It was inspirational to see so many people supporting breast cancer patients, survivors, victims, and awareness.  At last glance the event raised over $300,000.  That's pretty cool.

The greatest inspiration for me was Cathy.  Our team of friends and family had a great time chatting as we walked the 5.5 miles in almost 2 hours.  All the conversation kept Cathy focused on the wonderful people who were part of the walk instead of her fatigue.  Nearly two weeks after her last chemo treatment she doesn't feel bad any longer, just more tired than normal.  She also gets worn out a little faster than she would have before this all started.  She was the only bald lady I saw in the event.  I was proud and honored to walk beside her.  

The geeky me tracked it on strava.  http://app.strava.com/walks/24998288