Wow. I can’t believe how long it’s been since I’ve written anything. No real excuses, but I do have some that I will share with you.
After the half marathon I ran, my daughter Kari got married 2 weeks later. The ceremony was in Florida on Sanibel Island and it turned out great. There were just a handful of people that came to it since most friends and family are from Michigan. The ceremony was on the beach right at sunset, and the weather that day turned out perfect. I was there for 4 days and most of the time I hung out at the beach with my boys Jason and Michael. Of course we all ate and drank too much and I only got one run in. I needed to go 18 - 20 miles, but all I could do was 14. Possibly too much drinking the night before.
We now have a new addition to the family. His name is Miles and he is a Black Labrador. Diane and I got him when he was 6 weeks old, so he is for sure a handful. He eats like he’s never eaten before, and chews up everything. He’s 10 weeks old now and almost potty trained. I guess that’s not too bad when you consider it takes 2 years to potty train a baby. I’m looking forward to the days that we can go running together (hence the name Miles), but for now he sniffs and eats everything along the way when we go for a walk.
My training for my next marathon, the Rock and Roll Phoenix Marathon, is not going well. I re injured my knee on a run 2 weeks ago, so I had to miss almost 2 weeks of my training. I was scheduled to do 22 miles last weekend, but I ended up just working out on the elliptical machine at the gym. I ran 14 miles yesterday, and although my knee is sore, it feels okay. I will attempt 20 miles next weekend and see how everything feels. It’s 5 weeks until the marathon, and I have some ground to make up, but I can’t be too aggressive in my training for fear that I hurt my knee again.
Well that’s my story,and I’m sticking to it. I will try and be more diligent in my writings, and actually try and make it worthwhile reading.
I was diagnosed with MS about 4 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 3 years ago just to see if I could do it. So far I've run 3 marathons in a year and a half.