Sunday was the fun part for Lyndsey Fry, though 96 miles on rollerblades in one day might not sound fun for a lot of people.
Thousands of dollars to provide financial assistance to girls interested in playing hockey in Arizona had been raised, and continues to come in. The video promos at Gila River Arena on game nights had already been shown. Fry's training, extended when the original day of Fry's epic long skate around the Valley was moved back a month, was complete.
As the sun came up on a glorious winter day in Phoenix, goals had been reached, the word was out all over the area, and "Skatin' for Leighton" was off and rolling.