Clean Slate

November 19, 2010

I sometimes read Kristin Armstrong’s blog over on Runner’s World’s website, and one comment she made has really stuck with me since I read it a few years ago. She was interviewing Lance for the magazine after his first NY Marathon in 2007, asking him how biking made him feel. He turned the tables on her and asked her how [...]

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Visit to NYC

November 10, 2010

I’ve been sitting in front of my computer for an hour now trying to crank out my post about the New York Marathon this past weekend. It’s just not happening. It should be easy enough because we had a fantastic weekend. We stayed in a lovely hotel right on Times Square that was right in [...]

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5K in 5 Weeks

October 31, 2010

Green light means GO! On Friday, the doctor gave me the go ahead for running and that is exactly what I did on Saturday morning. Mike ran the Monster Half Marathon which started early and was a point to point race. The finish line of his race was the start line of my race which started late morning. While [...]

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One Month After

October 27, 2010

Guess who stopped by to visit me while I’m on my running hiatus?

Yes, that’s Russell Brand. He stopped by after his wedding to Katy Perry to show off his chest hair. Then, Jim Carrey came over and put on a little show with my son.

So very nice of him since he’s still a little sad [...]

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Sitting Out

October 18, 2010

Is dealing with cancer treatment like recovering from a running injury? I’ve had to take time off from running and missed races before. I trained for the Disney Marathon, got hurt and settled for quitting after crossing the mats at the half marathon point. I’ve had pneumonia and had to stop running for a couple of weeks. Right [...]

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House Arrest

October 9, 2010

After my glorious reunion with the sidewalk last week, I was benched. I was informed that healing is a long, slow process which doesn’t like to be hurried along by antsy, impatient runners. I had to go the entire week with no walking and not much of anything else. I felt good enough to walk, it was just the [...]

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Guess How Many?

October 1, 2010

The thing I liked best about training for a marathon for the first time was that every week’s long run was the farthest I had ever run. Each week was a cause for celebration and a hefty dose of patting myself on the back. Mike and the kids were the constant target of my question, “Guess [...]

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I’m Still Here

September 25, 2010

Ya, you can’t get rid of me that easily. I’m on my “vacation from running”, sans a couple of body parts but doing pretty well. All of the well wishes and acts of kindness have made the last few days manageable. My marathoner husband has focused his athletic prowess on laundry, carpooling and litter box scooping. He [...]

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IM Moo

September 19, 2010

Thanks to everyone for reminding me that caring, compassion, and community are also c words. I’m so touched by the support and encouragement offered by people here and elsewhere in my life. Your words really do make me feel better. I appreciate the stories others have shared about beating cancer and other challenges. I’m working towards [...]

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Cats and Other C Words

September 14, 2010

You probably came here to catch up on how Ironman weekend went and how NY Marathon training is going. Today I have a different story to tell you.
When I was a kid, my Dad would tell the best jokes. I would always try to remember them, but I was terrible at telling the joke just the [...]

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