Boob Troop III Marches Again

The Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure shows the indomitable spirit of the people who have cancer, those who have beaten cancer, and support for those willing to try to beat it. Held at Meredith College, this is one of the most attended charity events in NC.

Boob Troop III marches again

Susan G. Komen Race 2008 Raleigh, North Carolina

It's been 25 years since Nancy Brinker kept her promise to her sister, Susan G. Komen, who died from breast cancer at the age of 36. Her promise was to work to end cancer, particularly breast cancer.

In Raleigh, on Saturday June 14, 2008, that promise came to Raleigh, North Carolina on the campus of Meredith College on Hillsborough Street. Starting at seven in the morning, approximately twenty five thousand men, women and children began the 2008 Race for the Cure. For more than four hours, people streamed into the campus from distant parking lots and onto the main race course.

Shorter courses were available for those who did not feel comfortable with the longer race course.

Max O'Well was there to record some of the events of the day. He wasn't there for the start of the race, but he got a chance to catch the last two hours of the race. That's right; the race lasted from seven in the morning until well after eleven. With twenty five thousand or so people, just lining up to start the race was a monumental chore. But given the goal of the race, it has proven well worth the effort.

Max's second story is that of a group of walkers who call themselves the Boob Troop III. It seems that when they joined the race in 2006, they were satisfied to call themselves the Boob Troop I. They started a tradition in 2007 of adding a Roman digit to their tee shirts and became the Boob Troop II.

Now, of course, they are the Boob Troop III. This year they are in the race just because they like marching around with these tee shirts on.

Naw, it isn't like that. They are actually marching around because breast cancer has taken two people, Pam Kops and Dottie Reid, who were important to them.

Max found them racing this morning for Arizona, LaWanda, Nancy, Marianne, Rachel, Mary, Linda and Melba. These are survivors who are still around. The Boob Troop is doing its best to keep it that way.

To Max, their bright pink tee shirts stood out in the maze of color that the marchers chose to wear to show their affiliates. As a result, Max was able to get a few good pictures of them number participating in the race.