Author Archives: Dave

About Dave

I was diagnosed with MS about 8 years ago and I am one of the lucky ones. I don't have too many problems associated with it, and the disease has actually slowed down. I took up running 6 years ago just to see if I could do it. So far I've run 7 marathons in 5 years and 18 half marathons.

The End of an Era

Well I still don’t know for sure what my work situation will be, or if my house is going to sell or not.  But one thing that I’ve decided that is for sure is that I’m “retiring” as the head … Continue reading

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The Best American Runners

I got to thinking the other day about who the best American born runners are/were.  This past week, Runners Roost in Denver had their usual Wednesday night group run.  This time there was a theme, and that was “Happy Birthday … Continue reading

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Life changes and we move on

Did you ever sit around and utter the phrase, “I wish I could have done things differently”, or “If I could have a do-over”.  I think we all have felt that way at one time or another.  At this point … Continue reading

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It’s A New Year

So it’s a New Year now and time for everyone to reassess their life and to make resolutions. NOT!!! If you’re like most people, you’re not going to suddenly awaken one morning and be all like Mr. Scrooge and totally … Continue reading

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Merry Christmas to ME!

If you have been following along in my blog, you know that due to me losing my job, and some screw up by the insurance company, I stopped taking my MS medication back in July. A couple of weeks ago, … Continue reading

Posted in Beachbody, MRI, Multiple Sclerosis | 1 Comment

OBX in the Books

I wish I would have written this a few days ago when my memory was fresher.  But I’ll try and re-live the highlights as best as I can. Last week I ran the OBX Marathon in North Carolina with my … Continue reading

Posted in David, Diane, Garmin, Heather, Jason, Kari, Liam Patrick, marathon, Megan, Melissa, Michael, OBX Marathon, Payton, pikes peak | 1 Comment

I really should be updating my blog more.  The problem is that I find myself boring.  If I find myself boring, what does everybody else think?  Without a job, I’m losing whatever social skills I had.  Now pretty much I … Continue reading

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Advantages to Unemployment

Being unemployed has really opened up my eyes to a whole new world and a whole new way of doing things.  Like fer instance: Sometimes I forget to shower.  I know, gross. I don’t have to shave.  Unless I have … Continue reading

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Mixed Emotions

Wow!  What a crazy 6 weeks it’s been.  I will try and summarize the best I can all the events that have happened.  Some are good, some are bad, and some are just ones that leave you scratching your head … Continue reading

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One Door Closes……

I’m not sure how to make this sound without sounding too pitiful, but my worst fear came true yesterday.  I got “laid off” and my last day of work was yesterday.  The guy that laid me off is a pathetic … Continue reading

Posted in Jason, Uncategorized, unemployment | 2 Comments