Flexibility and Patience: more good walking tools

Hello there fabulous, wonderful hotties (and hottie friends!) As of today, our mighty hottie team has raised an impressive $78,108.42! Please read thru this email for important team meet-up plans and some hottie tips/tricks/ideas for your event weekend.

First, Andrea led some awesome walks this past weekend! On the heels of July 4th celebrations, 50 walkers met at the Warming Hut for the first 9-mile loop on Saturday. Despite not finding the Middle Road turn in Golden Gate Park, we found our way to Andronico’s and got a chance to use their port-o-potties. Patience was definitely needed while so many walkers waited in line (the up side was that meant you were hydrating!) Many thanks to Laurie and Meg for leading the first walkers back to the Warming Hut while I took a bit of a short cut to meet up with 25 more walkers for “Loop 2” at the Warming Hut. Twelve walkers from of the first loop also did “Loop 2” for a whopping 18 miles! Congratulations, Everyone!!

On Sunday, 25 walkers met at Sawyer Camp Trail. Off we walked down the beautiful trail and across the reservoir. Flexibility and patience were again needed when we arrived at the one water source on the trail. For the first time in my nine years of walking this trail, there was no water! Yikes!! But in Hottie fashion, everyone kept good spirits while we assessed everyone's personal water supply and changed plans to keep everyone safe on that hot day. Everyone did a variation on the planned 14 miles. Some courageous walkers headed down the infamous Hillcrest...and then back up while I provided route and moral support. In fact, there was so much cheering at the top of Hillcrest that another 3 Day walker asked me if we were Warming Hut Hotties. When I asked her how she knew, she said that she knew by our cheering and whooooohoooooing. Then those Hillcrest walkers did another 4 miles. Bravisimo, everyone!!!

At the beginning of each loop on Saturday and Sunday, the 3Dayers cheered LOUDLY for our Avon walkers. Dear Avon walkers, we are so proud of you - it's been an honor to train with you all these months! Look for the Warming Hut Hotties along your route next weekend. With great admiration, Andrea

THE AVON WALK EVENT WEEKEND IS HERE!!!

Well, its here, can you even believe it? We have all made it to event week - blisters, bunions, blisters, pulled hamstrings, blisters, falling arches, blisters, sore Achilles tendons, blisters, meniscus tears, blisters, numb toes and all! We should all already feel extremely proud of our accomplishments. We have rasied tons of money, raised awareness and made a huge impact already by walking. The rest at this point is gravy. Let's head out, enjoy our camaraderie and all around great hottie-ness! On to some practical matters… you should have received an email called Let’s Walk from the event. If not email your Walker Buddy. It has lots of important information.

HOTTIE SWAG AND TEAM GEAR:
If you didn't receive your Hottie Swag bag at the picnic and/or gear you can collect them at Event Eve! Meeting location: Somewhere near the main entrance to check-in. Carrie & Charisse will be Event Eve from approx. 2:30-4:30pm. Please find them before their All Crew Meeting at 5:00pm. They will be wearing hottie shirts & deeleeboppers so you can pick them out of the crowd!

Your Hottie deeleebobbers… WEAR THEM! How else will you know when you've run into another Hottie along the way? Trust us; they are ideal for spotting your hottie walker friends in the crowd. Unfortunately, we only have enough for registered team members.

MEET UP PLAN FOR EVENT EVE/TEAM TENTING:
See separate email with details.

Meet Up Plan for Opening Ceremonies – Saturday 7/12:
Plan to arrive at Opening Ceremonies no later than 6:00 a.m. When you arrive, look for a little swarm of butterflies and deeleeboppers congregating near the breakfast picnic tables. Be sure to wear your deeleeboppers so we can all find one another in the fog. The Opening Ceremonies begin at 6:30 am and you will be on the route by 7:00am!

MEET UP PLAN FOR Closing Ceremonies – SUNDAY 7/13:
When you arrive at the Closing Area go get your Victory shirt in the participant service area.
Then, look for the deeleeboppers for a hottie gathering area at Speedway Meadows!

There are so many wonderful surprises waiting for you on the road, wonderful people to meet and generosity like you have never experienced thanks to the kindness of the walker community at large. Finally, we wish you all a wonderful journey. We are all in this together, whether you are Hottie in team or Hottie in spirit. We're all off to do a wonderful thing.

Please, shoot me an email if you have any questions! For now, *hot pink hottie radar* engaged - over and out!