The day started at 6:30am at the Track Shack's Casselberry Autumn run sponsoredby Winter Park Urology to raise awareness of prostate cancer month.  There were 1600 runners and Dr. Jeff Thill led the race with his smart car and then came back to run the race.  Met some very cool runners who are patients of WPU and ran alongside their doctors.

Then off to Tavares to join our 1st Pink Dragon Boat team, Warriors on Water, for a dragon boat practice.  What an incredible experience.  I had been warmly invited by Kat Fieler, coach and survivor and upon arrival was so welcomed.  I felt a little shy and wasn't sure what to do but everyone was so kind, that soon disappeared.  Although I row with the Orlando Rowing Club, this is totally different and I had never attended a practice.

Grace, the coach of the competitive Tavares team also coached us for the day.  It was a blast but is counter intuitive to anything you normally do.  Just getting the strokes down in the right form is a challenge and then, like rowing, you have to synchronize with the person in front of you.  Grace worked on strokes, starts and told us what it will be like at a Festival.

I LOVED it and our team.  They are so brave because they are going to engage in the WDW Festival and WOW are really newbies.  Love the courage and sense of teamwork.

Then Robin, our WPFT co-chair invited me to meet her Mom who is the designer for the Pink Dragon host table at the Saks event.  I found that to be a real honor.  Ida is beautiful, charming, a terrific baker and has a collection of glass and dishes the likes of which I have NEVER seen.  I was speechless and for those of you who know me - that is quite unusual. 

When we get a Dragon Boat for Orlando, I will be a part of a team.  Not only is it fun and challenging but it is all core so I can only think of the role this will play in fitness and body shaping.