{"id":521,"date":"2010-03-13T15:04:02","date_gmt":"2010-03-13T21:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whaleylife.com\/blog\/?p=521"},"modified":"2010-03-13T15:06:11","modified_gmt":"2010-03-13T21:06:11","slug":"a-race-to-live-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whaleylife.com\/blog\/archives\/521","title":{"rendered":"A Race to Live For"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I don’t know how you go from a post saying I have cancer to “whoo hoo! I ran a half-marathon”, but if I did it in real life, surely the blog can handle it. This is my friend Jessica. We met in MOPS and have been running buddies 3 times a week for the last 3+ months. Not only has she kept me encouraged to run, but encourages me in so many other ways. I was honored to run this race with her, and grateful to have her by my side (for at least the first 12 miles!)<\/p>\n

This was our first 1\/2 marathon and oh! what an experience. To say it was just about the run is about the biggest understatement I could say. But the run itself was awesome. There was the preparation, the adrenalin rush, the crowd to fight through, the pain in my knee, the croaking frogs,\u00a0 the dance to remove my outer layer, the pain in my ankle, the sharkies, the quiet, and then the stadium. Jessica and I were together for almost 12 miles. We talk, we gawk at others, most importantly we keep each other going. But as she drifted ahead of me I found myself in the quiet with few runners around. And while I had wished we could have finished this race together, I knew I had to do it myself. Sound familar yet? Think I can tie this to cancer? Oh yes, I can.<\/p>\n

The last few weeks, I have been supported and loved on by so many. The phone calls, the cards, gift cards, and a fundraiser in my name. I think – I don’t deserve any of this. But nevertheless, my friends are there. They are beside me, reassuring my feelings and showing me love. They are in this race with me. But there will come a point where I have to continue on alone. I will have God, no doubt, but I have to press on. I have to make the tough decisions. I have to live with the results. I have to get myself up and finish this race for myself. And in the end, just like my run today, I will hit the grass in that stadium, I will feel a high come from deep in my soul and I will have my victory.<\/p>\n

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