July 6, 2012
This past weekend, the 3rd annual Win for Brynn 5K was held for the first time in my hometown of Harrison, MI. The event was to benefit
Brynn Hileman, who suffers from dibilitating form of autism that often only affects little girls called Rett Syndrome. As a part of
Girl Power 2 Cure, which supports families affected by Rett Syndrome and works toward finding a cure for this disorder, the Hileman family (dad Bill, mom Kristin, and little brother Will, and all their extended family) and many amazing sponsors and volunteers held an amazing event that was greatly successful! I ran the race (finished the whole thing without walking, yay!) and everyone who was there definitely had a blast! To learn more about Rett Syndrome, click the GP2C link above, and enjoy some of the photos from the race!
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| ^The starting line, ready for the racers! |
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| ^Some of the little girls affected with Rett Syndrome. |
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| ^For the raffle. |
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| ^Win for Brynn shirt :) |
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| ^Finish line, also ready for the runners! |
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| ^Working on registration. |
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| ^One of the other girls affected with Rett's here for the race! |
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| ^Bill and Kristin, the brave and tough parents of Brynn. |
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| ^The lady of the day... Brynn! She was enjoying herself here! |
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| ^The runners are ready to go! Thanks to another of our volunteers, Todd Reeve! |
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| ^And they're off! |
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| ^A smile from Brynn. |
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| ^Brynn's little brother, Will. |
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| ^The runners are off too! Thanks to volunteer Mary Cooper for taking these shots, since I was running! |
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| ^This dog ran and finished the race! |
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| ^Some of the young runners finishing! |
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| ^Finishers! |
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| ^The dog ran the race! |
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| ^Some of the walkers coming in! |
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| ^The Hileman family! |
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| ^Brian, my running buddy, and myself after finishing the 5K. |
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| ^Time for the kid's race. |
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| ^GO! |
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| ^Brynn gets to run with dad. |
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| ^Another of the Rett girls. So cute! |
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| ^Brynn again. |
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| ^Time for the awards :-) |
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| ^First place for the ladies! |
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| ^First for the guys! |
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| ^A few more of the winners... |
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| ^Some of the sponsors. |
