Keep Running
Running is therapy
I ran the Helvetia Half Marathon in Hillsboro, OR on 6/8/13. I was hoping for a new PR but it wasn’t my race for that. My finishing time was 2:26:12. The only reason my time was that decent was due to The Pilot aka “Coach’. I rounded one of the last corners and there he was waiting for me. He ran with me to the stadium. Otherwise I think I would have finished in the 2:30’s. For that, I am beyond appreciative. My sweet friend also surprised me at the finish line with a rose! I felt incredibly supported and was beyond grateful for that. And look, I was still smiling at the end :)
1. Another stamp in my passport - Stamps into and out of Italy 1/22 - 2/2/13 and stamps into and out of Russia on 2/3/13
2. Triathlon - 9/23/12
3. Another half marathon - 6/8/13
4. Paddle boarding
5. Wind Surfing
6. Crater Lake – 7/16/12
7. Michigan Football game to see the big house
8. See the blue field at Boise State - 12/15/12
9. Roast a turkey
10. Learn to make sushi
11. Oregon Winery tour - 11/7/12
12. Hike a Northwest Mountain - Mt. St. Helen’s Hike on 9/15/12
13. See Whistler/Vancouver - 3/25/13 to 3/28/13
14. Violin lessons
15. Timbers game - 9/16/12
16. Join a running club
17. Swim in the Mediterranean -1/2/13
18. Go on more dates - 3/14/13
19. Have an epic 30th birthday - 5/14/13 celebration and trip 5/17-5/21/13
20. Write more
21. Couch Surfers: sign up, host, and surf
22. Berry picking - 6/29/12
23. Participate in more volunteer activities - 11/11/12
24. Finding a way to honor/remember my patients
25. Email/Mail a friend or family member weekly
26. Get involved in research at work
27. Solo camping/hiking adventure - 9/28/12
28. Be a passenger on a plane the Pilot is flying
29. More random acts of kindness
Top Secret….. Shhh
26. Get involved in research at work
#26 on the list is starting to pan out. I’m getting excited about it as one of my favorite Attendings approached me to help on this project. Her opening line was ‘We have to keep this quiet. It’s top secret for now.’ She had me hook, line and sinker. I’ll likely be listed as second author on the paper. Woot!
30 by the end of 30 list
I had a great birthday celebration. My friends from Australia were in town to help me celebrate and my sister baked me three cakes. The top photos are my breakfast and dinner cakes. The following weekend I took an epic bday trip to the big island of Hawaii with The Pilot. The middle photo is on the summit of Mauna Loa (13,678’). The bottom photos are of all the beaches we visited. Hapuna beach is the white sand beach. Kehana is the black sand beach. And last, is the Green Sand beach.
1. Another stamp in my passport - Stamps into and out of Italy 1/22 - 2/2/13 and stamps into and out of Russia on 2/3/13
2. Triathlon - 9/23/12
3. Another half marathon
4. Paddle boarding
5. Wind Surfing
6. Crater Lake – 7/16/12
7. Michigan Football game to see the big house
8. See the blue field at Boise State - 12/15/12
9. Roast a turkey
10. Learn to make sushi
11. Oregon Winery tour - 11/7/12
12. Hike a Northwest Mountain - Mt. St. Helen’s Hike on 9/15/12
13. See Whistler/Vancouver - 3/25/13 to 3/28/13
14. Violin lessons
15. Timbers game - 9/16/12
16. Join a running club
17. Swim in the Mediterranean -1/2/13
18. Go on more dates - 3/14/13
19. Have an epic 30th birthday - 5/14/13 celebration and trip 5/17-5/21/13
20. Write more
21. Couch Surfers: sign up, host, and surf
22. Berry picking - 6/29/12
23. Participate in more volunteer activities - 11/11/12
24. Finding a way to honor/remember my patients
25. Email/Mail a friend or family member weekly
26. Get involved in research at work
27. Solo camping/hiking adventure - 9/28/12
#thelist #birthday #30bytheendof30
Todays run was a struggle. The kind where it takes massive effort to keep going, where you feel that you’re running into the wind no matter which direction you face. Was hoping for a 10:30 min average, unfortunately I was slower then that. Still a run in better then no run
Just registered. Now it’s real. 13.1 miles on June 8th. It’s going to get here soon. But I believe I will be ready. 7 miles planned for tomorrow.
