Meet Gabby

Medulloblastoma survivor I’d like to introduce you to my friend, Gabby, who was diagnosed with medulloblastoma almost two years ago. Before I go into her story, I just want to ask that everyone reading this consider donating blood or platelets today. Your donation can help a cancer patient as they experience ups and downs of…

Marathon #43: Split Marathon

Marathon #43 – the first of a back-to-back weekend marathon adventure – was run in Split, Croatia! This was the 25th anniversary of the event, and it proved to be a fun and faster than expected run for me.

As always, I celebrated the finish with a local beer and some fries!

Giveaway time!

The London Marathon is in just over 7 weeks, and I’m only £300 short of my goal for the Brain Tumour Charity. Everyone who donates at least $10 to my fundraiser will be entered to win a signed copy of Sophia Kinsella’s novella about her experience with glioblastoma.

The Bermuda Marathon Triangle Challenge

Friends, this is a race weekend that is not for the faint of heart – or the untrained. You are challenged with speed in one race, and left with hills, winds, humidity, and even rum stops over longer distances in other races. And I’m so excited that I was able to complete it again, even…

50 before 50

Somewhere in my two declarations about how I was “retiring” from the marathon distance, I’ve come back to it, realizing there is something about the hard work, commitment, and challenge of getting to the start line of the race – then being able to cross the finish line. The idea of never challenging myself to…

I’m going to London

NB: I originally drafted a version of this post in early 2020 after I applied to run the Boston Marathon for a charity – and I was not selected to receive a charity bib that year. The London Marathon is one of the hardest marathons to get into. Approx 53,000 people run it, from professional…

‘Twas the Night Before the Marathon…

‘Twas the night before the marathon and all through the town, Pasta was for dinner, endless bowls to chow down. Flat runners were set by many beds with great care, With photos taken and placed on Facebook to share.   Runners were nestled all snug in their beds, With visions of the finish line dancing…