Seven women made up Team Rinck competing in the Maine Cancer Foundation’s first annual all-female sprint triathlon, Tri For a Cure, which raised $250K in one day for cancer research in Maine. After training throughout the Spring and Summer, the day finally arrived, and with it a break in the week-long rainy weather. Beneath azure skies, at the edge of the shimmering Atlantic, an electrified swarm of swim-cap-and-body-markings-bedecked women joined in breathtaking spiritual harmony.
It was a day to rejoice in possessing two X chromosomes, as gorgeous ladies of all ages -some survivors, the rest representing survivors or fallen sisters- pushed themselves in a physical challenge symbolic of the fight against a despicable disease that has claimed so many of our family members and friends. This day was truly magical in the sustained positive energy and collective nurturing that took place.
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