The Pink Walk
02.11.2011
Walking for a good cause
If you happened to be near the Ángel de la Independencia on Sunday morning, you would have seen that Paseo de la Reforma had turned pink with thousands of runners and walkers taking part in the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer. Balloons, roses, medals, T-shirts, sweatshirts, caps, trainers, signs and cute doggy jumpers all matched perfectly in a whole range of shades of pink.
The 10-km race and 5-km walk both began at the Glorieta de la Diana Cazadora at 8.30 am as thousands of pink balloons were released into the crisp cool morning air. Fifteen thousand women, girls and some men (and a few dogs) completed the course to raise money for Breast Cancer Awareness in Mexico... and it was a real fiesta de color rosa. What better way to spend an early Sunday morning than raising money for a worthy cause in the company of a crowd of walking compañeros and in honour of all those we know who are or have been fighting breast cancer.
Pink balloons waiting to be released into the air
A common colour and a common cause
Some babies came along too, suitably dressed
Raring to go
Thousands of balloons soar upward
Furry, four-legged friends joined us too
Off on our way down towards the Auditorio Nacional
Some energetic ballarinas in front of us
Runners and walkers on both sides of Reforma
Some had a quick stop to take their photos at the Wings
Running with music
A beautiful black dog accompanying her owner
One of the signs being carried
Some people were on their way back while others were still going
Beautiful flower beds along Reforma
On the way back towards the Ángel de la Independencia
Pink below, green above
The runners coming out of Chapultepec Park, nearing the end
Crowd arriving back at the Glorieta a la Diana
A wayside cheerer
Arriving at the finish
Participants with the Torre Mayor behind
Giving medals to all who took part
Looking down towards the Ángel
A pink crowd around the Monument
It was a beautiful day for the walk/run
Walkers having some well-earned breakfast
Posted by margaretm 04:52 Archived in Mexico Tagged walk pink events mexico_city avon paseo_de_la_reforma
