big C Survivor

Published October 24, 2017

sub-4’d this year (first since 2015), but didn’t PR
scored my best 50K time, but no 52-mile Bighorn finish
2,017 in 2017 – this WILL happen – plus the 75 miles missed from last year’s journey
& this Sunday, I’ll FINISH marathon #100 in Dublin Ireland 🍀

SURVIVOR.

That’s what the t-shirt reads – the unexpected gift that arrived last weekend from Sis. Same sister also running 26.2 miles, marathoning side-by-side/stride-by-stride on the Emerald Isle this Sunday.

22 marathons completed, one more to go

Last treatment: December 22^nd. Marathon’d New Year’s Day in Florida. Clean bill of health: January 15^th. Dates still vivid in my head – like remembering someone’s birthday. How long ‘til the mind lets it go?

Fall time, 2018 goal-setting time. Started tri training today, 2014 was my fittest. Ironman Year. Nope, no Ironman in my near future, just back on Plan. STRONG in 2018. Time to finish what I started.

new Marathon PR – tri training at a steady consistent 9:50 pace. Not even sub-4 pace. However, trusting the plan. Chilly Start, overcast skies, no headwind, landscape: a mix of quick pop-ups & flats – sometime/somewhere early Spring or late Fall 2018, it will happen. Replacing Cape May, New Jersey as my PR locale.
Bighorn 2018 – No marathoning after Memorial Day. Bighorn, my only race in June. Focused all-out effort. 52 miles. Registration reminder set: January 5^th. Physically AND mentally ready.
Run the Year ‘Gap’ Year – running harder, faster, longer but running less. No counting miles, no month-end blog posts, trusting the plan. Mix of cycling, swimming & high altitude hikes. 2018 focus: Bighorn.
50 State Déjà Vu tour – Celebrating Sis’ BIG birthday with an ALL uphill 50K in Hawaii: Hilo to Volcano. Point-to-point ultra, NO downhill. Literally to the top of Volcano. AND it was HER idea ❤ Minimum of 15 states in 2018.
Another province, another continent. Target year: 2020. Marathoning Canada‘s 10 provinces AND all 7 continents. Even Antarctica? Yep, even Antarctica. Currently on a wait-list for January 2019. Will find out in 3 months if I snag one of 30 spots. THEN nickel-n-diming for a year to save the $$$. Yikes – and WOW!