Whip It, Whip It Good.

Now it's been a while for me, and no- I did NOT fall off the face of the planet, Duh, that only happens at the equator. I've been preoccupied by many things. I will spare you all pretty much all of the details but a few.

BC is en route as I type from NYU Medical Center to St. Judes where he is hopefully to start his next phase of treatment soon, chemo. He's had multiple surgeries and many many procedures and the tough little guy just stands up to the pain and moves forward. He won't let the pain run his life. I really have so much respect for my little 2 year old nephew- most adults wouldn't and don't fare so well. Most grown-ups experience pain and fear- then bolt or complain to everyone they see. He does not. He is my hero. I started going to church every Sunday again a while ago, asking God to please watch over my nephew and to guide us all- I hope and pray that my prayers are heard and God is merciful.

On other fronts, no details, but things have definitely been better- took a break from seriously training for awhile. No big challenges lined up. Medical issues have worsened and I'm losing strength and weight. I am starting to run again for an X-Treme Scramble event this coming week. It's only a 5K- but it's one of those take the trail, or the stairs or the mud or through the river 5k events. I am looking forward to it and to be running with one of my running buddies, she's slow like me. It will be a welome break from things.

Tonight I ran 31:48 with no recoveries. That's a first folks- the most I've ever run without a recovery was either 15 or 20 minutes. I'm not really excited because other things have stolen my fire- and joy is a scarce commodity. I think I ran 2.69 miles- the battery in my Nano gave out- so I have to wait to download. I found that my new favorite running song right now is Whip It by Devo- the cadence keeps me at a 11:26 pace according to iPod Nano, Nike +.

Hope you all are well. I missed you guys.