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My adventures in running with non-Hodgkins lymphoma. Trying to help others along the way.
Once A Runner
"They'll speak our names in hushed tones, 'those guys are animals' they'll say! We can lay it on the line, bust a gut, show them a clean pair of heels. We can sprint the turn on a spring breeze and feel the winter leave our feet! We can, by God, let our demons loose and just wail on!" "And too there were questions: What did he eat? Did he believe in isometrics, Isotonics, Ice and heat? How about aerobics, est, ESP, STP? What did he have to say about yoga, yogurt, Yogi Berra? What was his pulse rate, his blood pressure, his time for the 100-yd dash? What was the secret, they wanted to know; in a thousand different ways they wanted to know The Secret. And not one of them was prepared, truly prepared to believe that it had not so much to do with chemicals and zippy mental tricks as with that most unprofound and sometimes heart-rending process of removing, molecule by molecule, the very tough rubber that comprised the bottoms of his training shoes. The Trial of Miles, Miles of Trials."
About Me
- Survivor
- I am an 18 year survivor of follicular non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. I began running and doing triathlons in 2004.
Scheduled Races
- Rochester Marathon - September 13, 2009 - 3:53
- St. George Marathon - October 3, 2009 - 3:23 New PR
- Bill Crews Remission Run - January 30, 2010 - 22:22
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