I am glad you are interested enough in Footsteps For The Cure to take this first step and check out the website for more information.  What you will read here will help you decide if you are ready to become a Pink Warrior – even for just one day.  Please understand that this is NOT an official event.  Footsteps For The Cure is a Do-It-Yourself walk for people who would like to celebrate Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  Our hope is to show our community that there is still a commitment to finding a cure for this dreaded disease.  So, grab some friends and hit the streets.

 

Unfortunately, it is impossible to find a person who has not been personally affected by breast cancer.   Everyone has a story, and everyone has a connection.  Since I started participating in the Susan G Komen 3Day, I have talked to hundreds of people who were interested in the event and would consider participating.  But, the idea of actually training and then walking 60 miles in 3 days, as well as meeting the fundraising requirement, seemed to be tremendous obstacles, understandably.  Footsteps For The Cure is now a chance for everyone to try something challenging and important, without any fundraising and no commitment to walk all the miles. 

 

You can choose to walk every mile or any portion of them.  Being in our own backyard, or close enough to it, you will be able to decide how much of the journey you want to take – with no judgement and no commitment.  Again, this is just a walk with friends – do as much or as little as you choose.  You might even decide to break up the routes and do them over the course of a week or a month at your own pace.  The routes will be there –  and they will be there for you to walk.  

 

On the pages of this site you will find tips that have helped me complete thousands of training miles and 600 "official" miles in the fight to end breast cancer.  I am by no means an expert and please do not consider this the extent of your research and preparation to walk approximately 40 miles in 3 days.  If you choose to participate in all or any part of Footsteps For The Cure, you do so at your own risk.  With that, here is our disclaimer:

 

PLEASE NOTE: THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND TRAINING INFORMATION PROVIDED TO YOU IN THIS WEBSITE IS NOT INTENDED TO REPLACE OR BE CONSTRUED AS MEDICAL ADVICE AND ANY SUCH INFORMATION IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR SEEKING MEDICAL ADVICE OR TREATMENT FROM YOUR MEDICAL PROVIDER. BEFORE STARTING ANY EXERCISE PROGRAM OR FOLLOWING ANY RECOMMENDATIONS, ADVICE OR OTHER INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING TRAINING FOR ANY ATHLETIC EVENT, YOU SHOULD FIRST CONSULT A PHYSICIAN AND HAVE A PHYSICAL EXAMINATION.  ANY FORM OF PARTICIPATION IN FOOTSTEPS FOR THE CURE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK.

 

Again, since I am no expert, I have included links to articles that will provide you with more comprehensive information than you will find here.  If you would like a one-stop-shop, please follow the link to the Susan G Komen 3Day website.  There you can find everything you need to know.  You will also find information about participating in a Komen 3Day event in 2023.  Perhaps Footsteps For The Cure will give you a taste for it and you will be ready to be involved with something bigger next year.  

 

LINK TO SUSAN G KOMEN TRAINING TOOLKIT

https://secure3.convio.net/npt/site/SPageServer?pagename=parti_train_2020

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ACCOMODATIONS

There is a block of rooms reserved under “Footsteps for the Cure” at The Holiday Inn Express (145 Park Center Drive, Canton) for those participating in the walk.  The rate is $109/night from Thursday, October 3rd - Monday, October 7th.  If you would like to make a reservation, please call 770-213-6880 or you can use the link below. Reservations must be booked by September 1, 2024.

 

HOTEL LINK - https://www.hiexpress.com/redirect?path=hd&brandCode=EX&localeCode=en&regionCode=1&hotelCode=ATLCN&_PMID=99801505&GPC=BCA&cn=no&viewfullsite=true

 

DONATION INFORMATION

Although there is no fundraising requirement to participate in Footsteps for the Cure, raising money for breast cancer research and education is a vital element of being a Pink Warrior.  If you are interested in making a tax-deductible donation to Susan G Komen for the Cure, copy and paste the link below:

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https://www.the3day.org/site/Donation2?idb=1616347713&df_id=6254&6254.donation=form1&FR_ID=2286&mfc_pref=T&PROXY_ID=8138345&PROXY_TYPE=20

 

If you would prefer to donate by check, please mail a check made out to Susan G. Komen for the Cure to:

 

Footsteps for the Cure

116 Laketowne Lane

Canton, GA. 30114

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