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FYBF – The Pink Tutu Edition

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If you weren’t already aware, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In our plight to find a cure for this horrible disease, it is gratifying to see how every year, the flourish of pink becomes more prominent.

The more pink I see, the more hope I have.

I’ve always wanted to enter a triathlon.

Last year, I started training for the Triathlon Pink. Unable to get to a pool regularly, I would substitute swimming training for the rowing machine at the gym, then jump straight onto the bike for 9km. Finally, just as my legs felt like stumps, I’d hop on the treadmill and run, er, I mean shuffle for 3km.

Last minute, I pulled out. I just wasn’t ready. Did I mention, I desperately need swimming correction classes?

A year later, I still had my tri-wuss hat on. But then discovered the option to run the 5km Pink Run instead.

Even better that mah sistah from another mistah was keen to join me.

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With the condition we ran in pink tutus.

For the photos, of course. Because it’s ALL about the photos.

The week prior to the race, B constantly sent updates about tutu shopping. To no avail, no one – not even your usual Reject Shop – had them!

So, the lady who can’t stitch to save her life, decided to make them.

God bless YouTube tutorials and Lincraft. Or was it Spotlight?

Voila…the end result: IMG_2330

Skeptical at first about running in a pink tutu, it was actually the most fun I’ve had so early on a Sunday morning.

Seeing B prancing to and from the porta loo in her little pink creation will be right up there in the memory banks of “Bloody hilarious”

The community spirit that morning was palpable. So many people rallying together for an important cause.

The Pink Triathlon is coming around again in April next year. No more wussy excuses for me. I’m going to take those swimming classes and go the whole hog.

 

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Pink tutu power!

Do you possess a pink tutu? Been involved in any charity events lately? How’s your swimming style?

1. Follow With Some Grace.

2. Sign up to the awesome Digital Parents community ( if you haven’t already done so). DP was created by Brenda Gaddi who happens to be the creator of FYBF. She’s also created 4 gorgeous kidlets. In case you’d like to know. Or maybe not. But we’ll share that info just the same.

3. Add your post URL to the FYBF linky. Please only link up one post.

4. Grab the funky FYBF button and post it on your sidebar. Help spread the blogfloggin love.

5. Visit the blogs of your fellow FYBF’ers and share the comment love

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  2. Sammie @ The Annoyed Thyroid says

    So much awesome in one post – awesome effort, awesome cause and awesome tutus! You two totally look the part and although I’ve not run in a tutu, I did run in a Minnie Mouse skirt when I ran the Disneyland Half Marathon. I’m an epic fail in the Triathlon Department because I can’t swim or ride a bike! But the good thing about running is that you can do it with your glad rags on!
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  12. Pinky Poinker says

    It wouldn’t matter how many Youtube tutorials I watched I’d never be able to do as good a job as you did on those tutus Grace! Pink is my favourite colour just in case you didn’t know. Geez your legs are looking very shapely! It looks like a hilariously fun day. Good on both of you 🙂
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