Recently, I saw a video of a baby crawling contest that took place at a WNBA halftime show. You’ve probably seen these contests before.

• Moms put their baby down on the opposite end of the court from them.
• Then each mom cajoles, pleads, and begs their baby to crawl to them.
• The baby that crosses the finish line first wins.

What was different about this contest was one baby stood up at half court and took her first baby steps – in front of an excited mom and the basketball fans. And she crossed the finish line first! Not sure there are any rules about walking instead of crawling. 🙂

3-Day Book

My baby steps to publishing my book about my 3-Day experience has the finish line in sight. I completed my draft, editing, and three writing buddies provided invaluable feedback. I am doing a happy dance to get this close.

It took me years to understand what it was about this event that brings me back year after year, walking past the two-decade mark. But I never sat down to analyze and put into words what impact the 3-Day, 60-Mile event has had on my life. Sure, I blog about it every year, but this was more in-depth.

I really enjoyed the process (well, mostly – like any writer, there were times I struggled to express myself). I will be testing different titles for the book. I think I will definitely change it from the working title. If you would like to share your opinion on the titles, let me know.

2025 3-Day Events Kicked Off

I have been nose deep into my book so you may be wondering what’s going on in the 3-Day World (what we call the Pink Bubble).

The 2025 3-Day events kicked off in Denver the weekend of August 1-3. The event had over 610 walkers and crew over the three days and they raised $1.3 Million to be used for research, community health, patient care, and advocacy.

The New England 3-Day Walk took place in Boston this past weekend, August 15-17. They had over 930 walkers and crew and raised $2.4 Million. Let’s see if we can keep the numbers going up as we have two events left for 2025.

• The Dallas/Fort Worth 3-Day Walk takes place the weekend of October 24-26.
• The San Diego 3-Day Walk featuring this Old Lady 🙂 wraps up the 2025 Walks on November 14-16.

MyPhenomenal Supporters

I could never keep doing this for over two decades if I did not have the incredible support from family, friends, and generous contributors. The fundraising this year has been mind-blowing and I thank each and every one of you who keep this Old Lady Walking.

Check out what I’ve raised for 2025 – $4,005.45! Wowser – awesome. All thanks to you, my generous contributors. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Planning Ahead

Those of you who have followed me on this two-plus decade know I typically sign up for the next year’s Walk before even completing the current one. This year is no different.

I signed up for the 2026 San Diego 3-Day Walk and already have my first contributions! I figure at this point, if I didn’t sign up when the next year’s events opened up, I would be jinxing myself.

Stay tuned for more news about my book, my 2025 Walk, and other Old Lady Biz News. You can sign up below to receive periodic newsletter updates. Don’t worry. I won’t bombard you. Right now it’s a challenge to get my newsletter out at all. 😀

Again, thank you for all your support. It means the world to me.

Walk on.

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Update: I did it! In October of 2025, I released Perfectly Imperfect: How Walking 60 Miles in 3 Days Shed Plenty of Biases.

Go to my author site for a link to Amazon and other sites to purchase a copy of my book. Yay!!! So happy. 🙂