"eyewitness news" reporter alexandra hoff met with organizers and participants as they gear up for thisery important cause. >> ♪ >> reporter: while this warm weather has the rest of us thinking about summer, this bunch is gearing up for fall. october 2nd through 4th to be exact. >> it's 24 weeks out until our event and this is when we like our walkers to start thinking about doing the training. >> three day kickoff. [cheers and applause] >> reporter: a group of over 30 met up for the susan g. komen kickoff event at the new balance store in cherry hill. they start by getting their blood pumping and go over what to wear and what to pack for the big walk. >> as a training walk leader i'm going to tell everybody whatever you use on events make sure you use in it training. >> reporter: so today everybody is doing a 3.2-mile walk just to get them started. they'll lead up to about 15 miles to get them ready for the eventual -- how much you guys are going to do,. >> 60 miles in three days. >> reporter: three days, 60 miles. for even the most seasoned athlete the event is specific and can be cha

"eyewitness news" reporter alexandra hoff has story from cherry hill. >> ♪ >> reporter: while this warmas the rest of us thinking about summer, this bunch is gearing up for fall. october 2nd through 4th to be exact. >> it's 24 weeks out until our event and this is when we like our walkers to start thinking about doing the training. >> three day kickoff. [cheers and applause] >> reporter: a group of over 30 met up for the susan g. komen kickoff event at the new balance store in cherry hill. they start by getting their blood pumping and go over what to wear and what to pack for the big walk. >> as training walk leader i'm going to tell everybody whatever you use on events make sure you use in it training. >> reporter: so today everybody is doing a 3.2-mile walk just to get them started. they'll lead up to about 15 miles to get them ready for the eventual -- how much are you guys going to do? 60 miles in three days. >> three days 60 miles. >> reporter: the event is specific and can be challenging so with the three day as the destination then this is the journey and from the looks of it tha

"eyewitness news" reporter alexandra hoff has more on the tribute from delaware county. >> ♪ >> reporter may have tried but the heavy winds could not shake the heavy hearts lining the entrance of saint joseph church in collingdale friends family fire and law enforcement from across the region joined for a final farewell to 26-year-old darby borough police officer mark hudson. >> i think he makes other 26-year-olds need to step it up a little bit. for being 26 years old he's accomplished a lot. officer hudson was off duty when he was shot inside his home one week ago. investigator say hudson was trying to break up with his live in girlfriend 27-year-old teyona finch. finch faces first and third degree murder charges. as a young man officer hudson participate in there the boy scouts and acknowledged dodge trouble as a teen by volunteering at the yeadon fire department. the chief was one of his mentors. how are you going to get through. >> together. we'll talk about it. we'll cry together and grieve together but biggest way and the best way we're going to get through this is telling stories