Boston Marathon

avdoty

I just got back from running the Boston Marathon on Monday -- an amazing experience. It's been a little over 10 months from my partial neph that was done in May 2014. Although I fell short of my goal time I was only 3 minutes off qualifying to do it again next year. It was my 2nd marathon since the surgery and I finally feel back to my prior fitness level. It's been a long road back. But now it's back to the real world. Follow up scans are next week at Stanford. I know the odds are heavily in my favor for being NED since my tumor was less than 2cm but it's on my mind nonetheless.  

icemantoo

Boston Strong.

Advoty,

 

Keep up the good work.

 

 

Icemantoo

Jojo61

icemantoo said:

Boston Strong.

Advoty,

 

Keep up the good work.

 

 

Icemantoo

Congratulations on your

Congratulations on your success with the marathon!! Wow, what an inspiration!

Hugs

Jojo

APny

Jojo61 said:

Congratulations on your

Congratulations on your success with the marathon!! Wow, what an inspiration!

Hugs

Jojo

Congratulations! What a great

Congratulations! What a great accomplishment so soon after surgery. Yes, to me it seems soon Also wishing you the best for your follow up scans and may you hear the word NED!

foxhd

APny said:

Congratulations! What a great

Congratulations! What a great accomplishment so soon after surgery. Yes, to me it seems soon Also wishing you the best for your follow up scans and may you hear the word NED!

Great job!

I was afraid you were pushing your recovery too soon. I am glad you are fine. Boston is a good time. A buddy and me had parked at the finish and then had to hitch hike back to Hopkinton. I knew the route well and had predetermined my splits. But when I got to heartbreak hill, I made a cool mistake. I'd been doing my hill training and was prepared for the climb. But when I got there I thought, "This can't be it yet, it should be steeper." So I cruised right over it. That was fun. It was also over 20 years ago. Of all the things I've ever done, I rank having run marathons as the thing I'm most proud of.

avdoty

foxhd said:

Great job!

I was afraid you were pushing your recovery too soon. I am glad you are fine. Boston is a good time. A buddy and me had parked at the finish and then had to hitch hike back to Hopkinton. I knew the route well and had predetermined my splits. But when I got to heartbreak hill, I made a cool mistake. I'd been doing my hill training and was prepared for the climb. But when I got there I thought, "This can't be it yet, it should be steeper." So I cruised right over it. That was fun. It was also over 20 years ago. Of all the things I've ever done, I rank having run marathons as the thing I'm most proud of.

Heartbreak Hill

Fox, I did all my long runs during my training in the Sierra foothills so I thought I was ready for Heartbreak Hill and the other Newton hills but I had a much different experience than you.  It killed me.  I slowed way down for the last 5 miles. I didn't speed up again until I turned onto Bolyston Street and got my first view of the finish line.  That was an awesome moment. Never will forget it. Next time, if there ever is a next time, I'm going to do a lot more strength training because my body gave out a lot sooner than my cardio. 

aamdsi

WOW oh so cool!

Many congrats to you! 

Youare awesome!

 

Laurie

Footstomper

aamdsi said:

WOW oh so cool!

Many congrats to you! 

Youare awesome!

 

Laurie

Knackered

And all I did was cut the grass yesterday

Shecka1121

Footstomper said:

Knackered

And all I did was cut the grass yesterday

Inspiration

I was recently diagnosed and reading this made me reframe my thoughts.  Not only just running the marathon is a huge accomplishment, but running it after your surgery, etc.  Thank you for sharing.  Congrats to you. 

avdoty

aamdsi said:

WOW oh so cool!

Many congrats to you! 

Youare awesome!

 

Laurie

Thanks Laurie. Good luck in

Thanks Laurie. Good luck in your tri's this summer.