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The Undy!
As I talked about earlier this week on The Deauxmayne, I was diagnosed with colon cancer. I was lucky, with an early detection, and a clean bill of health coming out of taking a couple of months off...
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The Undy 5000!
Yesterday, I ran in the Undy 5000. I’ve gotta tell ya, it was a blast. I got up early, and ate a breakfast suggested by the folks at Fleet Feet — English muffin, some peanut butter, a banana and water....
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I’m Melting
Well, not quite melting, but I feel close to it. Today was our 8th day in a row of 100°+ highs, and our sixth record temp in this spell. There hasn’t been a run like this in 75 years. And, if the...
View ArticleNED
Today is the anniversary of one of the biggest changes in my life. A year ago yesterday, I had colon cancer. A year ago today, I didn’t. I was NED… “No Evidence of Disease.” It’s really hard to believe...
View ArticleThe Undy 5000
Last year, I ran in the Undy 5000 just a few months after having been diagnosed and cured of colon cancer. The Undy is a fund raiser for the Colon Cancer Alliance, who do a terrific job of awareness,...
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I ran my undies off!!!
Your intrepid author! The Undy 5000 has come and gone, and I ran my race. OK, so I didn’t set any land speed records, and I didn’t run faster than last year — slower by about two minutes, in fact — but...
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I finally uploaded the data from my Garmin 310XT for the Undy 5000. Here’s the course map — enjoy!
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Race #96 – The (ma=) Force Awakens Run 5K
After my slow run on the Greenway yesterday at lunch, I figured I needed to redeem myself, and put some good miles on my shoes. Today, the only way I was gonna get some miles in was to do them after...
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Race #98 – Festivus 5K
Yesterday was Festivus. Unless you’ve watched a lot of Seinfeld, you may not know what Festivus is. For those of you not “in the know”, here’s a graphic to help. Festival (click to enlarge) For almost...
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Race #99 – Rock ‘n’ Roll Bonus Track 5K
I picked a wet, wet day for my first post-Christmas outing. Yesterday, we had somewhere between four and six inches of rain, and today, we’re adding another two inches of wet stuff. Great weather if...
View ArticleRunning Through 2015
If you’ve been reading my ramblings this year, you’ve probably picked up that I’ve taken to this running thing pretty heavily in 2015. As a kid, I couldn’t run a bath, so when I ran my first race three...
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Race #100 – Resolution Run 5K
Being the first day of the new year, it only makes sense to take on a Resolution Run event, and commit myself to yet another year of running. This is the beginning of my fifth year running these crazy...
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Race #101 – Eight Krazy Kilometers 8K
I’d been putting off this race since Christmas. The longer distance had me a little funked up, I think, and that funkiness helped me rationalize this race to the back of the upcoming race medal...
View ArticleColin – 4, Colon Cancer – 0
Lately, much of my writing has been focused on running. And more running. And the occasional technology write-up. (I need to do more of those!) Today, the real world encroached on my fun world, and...
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Race #102 – Celebration Run 5K
We were finally blessed with snow yesterday in Da Lou — the first snowfall of the season. It made an early arrival, however, and I mistimed some running around that I needed to do. When they started...
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Race #104 – Resolution Run 5K
Winter. Global warming. Maybe some of both. Today, it was 68°, and Sunday, it’ll struggle to get to 15°. Welcome to winter in the Midwest! I’d been jonesing to go for a run all week. I had a...
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Race #105 – MLK 5K
With new snow having fallen — a dusting or so of dry snow — I thought I’d go out yesterday and enjoy a walk, taking care of an errand on my way, and then scooting home. Little did I realize how awful...
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Race #106 – Trooper Nicholas Dees Memorial Run
Today, somewhere in Oklahoma, a race was held to honor an Oklahoma State Trooper who lost his life in the line of duty almost a year ago. This has been a labor of love by his mother, and is laying the...
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Race #107 – Warbird Run 5K
Last night, it was time to get my Trekker geek on the road. The Moon Joggers posted this race last year as they were building out their 2016 schedule. Once I saw the medal, I knew I had to run this...
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#110 – Give Warm, Get Warm 5K
For folks that either regularly follow me on Canapeel, or who have endured the cross-postings on either Facebook or Twitter, you’ve probably been wondering where all the race details have gone? Well,...
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