I have written in the past about my friend Mike. Mike is fighting Mylenoma, a form of blood and plasma Cancer. He has battled for a long time, and he is currently going through another battle. He was in my thoughts as I ran, Mike has faced this battle with a fierceness that I would hope I would have if I were in a similar situation.
Mike has some important loves. He loves his wife and family. He loves God. He loves trains. He loves a good glass of wine. He loves bike riding. He loves life. Those loves are worth fighting for.
When I run, I want to make sure I am doing what I need to do to be healthy, so I can continue to love my life and the people in my life. Mike, as I have said, is an inspiration to me. I greatly admire the zest he has for living.
One of the things which has bothered me over the last few years is that I was restricted in my running. This helped a decline if my fitness, it also made me feel down. Yesterday the doctor told me I could crank things up with my running. His feeling is that as long as my hips are not in pain, I can run. More tests would need to be done, but I have never felt hip pain. Occasional stiffness? Yes, but that is a given in my life. The doctor encouraged me to get back to doing longer runs, and doing the races and runs I want to do.
For me this means I get to pursue working more towards a healthier life, and hopefully attack it the same passion Mike does.
Charlie
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