Bike, skate, or rollerblade…. Take your pick!
On Sunday, locals covered in pink made the 28-mile journey through West Tahoe for Skate the Lake.
After a solid start, the crew rolled into Palisades Tahoe for a well-deserved lunch break.
Among them was Boarding for Breast Cancer (B4BC) co-founder Tina Basich, who said the tradition started on the heels of tragedy.
“We lost a friend who was misdiagnosed three times and then passed at 29 years old. So this is no longer a disease that affects just our grandmothers and older people. This is something that’s happening to our best friends,” said Basich.
According to statistics from the National Cancer Institute, 13% of women will be diagnosed with breast cancer at some point in their lives.
And in 2022, an estimated four million women were living with breast cancer in the United States.
For B4BC Co-Founder and President Lisa Hudson, she urged everyone to get tested.
“We wanted to create an event that showed young women and men the importance of early detection, how to do a breast exam, and be your own health advocate,” Hudson said.
With eight miles left in the trek, Robert Church said his reliable strategy would bring him to the finish at Common’s Beach.
“The key with skateboarding is… I learned how to push with both legs so that I’m not pushing with one foot like the entire ride,” said Church.
