I apologize for my absence from Friday until today.  Over the weekend, I ran the St. George Marathon– my third full 26.2 mile race.  Wowza, what an experience and accomplishment for me.  After each race I run, I love to write down my experiences and thoughts.  Here is my 2013 St. George Marathon Race Report. […]

I apologize for my absence from Friday until today.  Over the weekend, I ran the St. George Marathon– my third full 26.2 mile race.  Wowza, what an experience and accomplishment for me.  After each race I run, I love to write down my experiences and thoughts.  Here is my 2013 St. George Marathon Race Report. […]

There are many races out there, but Race for the Cure is one of my faves.  This year’s was beautiful and meaningful and magical.  It was also hard… at least for me.   I am not really in what I would consider fighting form at the moment, and boy, I felt every step of this one. […]

  Photo credit: AP Photo/The Boston Globe, David L Ryan I can only imagine the dedication, the pain, sacrifice, hard work, and dreams all destroyed in a matter of seconds.  With the finish line in sight and a great personal goal within reach, two bombs moments apart rocked the race course.  The Boston Marathon is […]

I knew what it was the moment I felt it. I started to shake as I examined my chest again. I had a lump. And my mind went there– to all the dark, fearful places filled with chemo and radiation and surgery and lost hair. I was absolutely terrified. Was it breast cancer? My doctor […]