I know it has been forever and a day since I updated this blog but let me tell you life has truly gotten in the way. I am breaking my blog silence to tell you all about this amazing event I was able to participate in.
For those who don't know I Tonette am HUGE fan of the WNBA and therefore I have a few players who over the years I have grown to love. So it is no surprise when I say Cheryl Ford is my favorite player (AKA Boss Lady). I was fortunate enough to go from simply a fan of this amazing ball player to a friend. Through various conversations I had with Cheryl I was able to find out that she is really passionate about giving back. Bonus, an athlete who understands the importance of giving back. I digress. So it was decided that Cheryl wanted to get involved with the American Diabetes Association (ADA), which was cool with me because I have many family members who are and were affected by the disease including my mother. So my mission was to find something that Cheryl could participate in while she was back in the states for summer 2012. Well as luck would have it I found the ADA 2012 Step Out Walk.
So when I told Cheryl about this 5k walk, she was immediately in and now we needed to put a team together. We set a goal of getting at least 10 walkers and to raise $1500. The journey about 3 months prior to the walk date which was Sept 29, 2012 in Atlanta, GA and within those 3 months I am happy to say we surpassed both goals.
*As a cool side note I had ordered me a shirt as seen the photo above however my shirt did not arrive on time. Boss Lady (Cheryl) was nice enough to give me one of the extra ones that she had purchased. See that's why I heart her. *
The walk was great and we all had kind of a bonding moment during it, even though a few of us shorter legged people got left behind a few times LOL.
And we are off 
And we are walking
As I said the walk was a 5k which means 3.2 miles and let me tell you when you factor in those hills I am sure it was more than that. At least it felt that way to me, I really need to work out more.
At this point the hill got to be too much for me but TEAMFORD was up there by that yellow sign walking their tails off. It took about 1 hour and 15 mins to complete the walk but it was enjoyable.
We even had cheerleaders encouraging us 
We finished and it felt good to say not only did we help raise money and awareness but we each got a little exercise in the process. This is something that all can do and I look forward to the next event as part of TEAMFORD.
One cool thing that happened was Cheryl Ford became a Champion, for raising over $1000 she was awarded a TShirt, Gold Medal and breakfast
4x Champ
Please now refer to her as ADA Gold Medalist Cheryl Ford
Special thanks to all the TeamFord walkers and those who supported us near and far. I hope we can do it again.
After it was over
Please visit www.diabetes.org to find out how you can help. Also visit the STEP OUT page to find out what event is in your area http://stepout.diabetes.org
