As much as I love writing with a “Big Green Pen,” there are times when I need something a bit more high-tech, powerful, and COOL to get my point across. I think a Gold Macbook would do nicely, don’t you? I am joining other fabulous bloggers in a Gold Macbook giveaway. Check out these other […]
Run With Your Friends
Over the past three years, I have become more and more distanced from my local running friendships, and a couple of Facebook conversations this week prompted me to share my conclusion that in-person running friendships are not something to take for granted, that despite your specific training plans which may make it hard to “lace […]
Notes from Sub-Waiting
Judging by the SIX emojis I used when I checked in to the TMH Cancer Center (I am calling it “The Cancer Center” in this blog) yesterday, I was happy that it would be our last day there. My father-in-law was completing his 35-treatment regimen of radiation therapy for neck cancer. That’s 35 days almost in a […]
Multiple Myeloma: Saying Thanks and Hanging On
March 15, 2015, was a chilly day to walk 13.1 miles as part of the United Airlines NYC Half. At about 12.5 miles, Mary Jane managed to convince me to take off my red sweatshirt so my purple Team in Training singlet (and race number) would show in the finish line pictures. I had been trying […]
Making a Difference: How Soon is Now?
HOW SOON IS NOW? When I was running recently, the lyrics to one of the songs on my Playlist were “How Soon is Now?” Since I became a Shot at Life Champion in 2013, and a Champion Leader in late 2014, I have learned a lot about vaccine-preventable diseases and the potentially fatal barriers children […]
Is Your Mind “in the Boat”?
I just finished reading a thoroughly enjoyable book: The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. I didn’t love it quite as much as I loved The Perfect Mile, but that may have to do with the fact that I am a runner, not a […]