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  • Texas_wedge
    Texas_wedge Member Posts: 2,798
    #22
    foxhd said:

    marathons
    I've done a half dozen marathons including New York and Boston. But those days are gone. Too many knee surgeries. I'm lucky to jog a few miles a week now. but if I was younger....I'd love to do it again.

    marathons
    Well, Fox, at least we're still involved in the big one. You and I were never going to win NY, Boston or London but lets hope we win the marathons we're currently engaged in.

    However, with MDX-1106, here's hoping you're now into the sprint to victory!
  • jhsu
    jhsu Member Posts: 80
    #23
    Texas_wedge said:

    Amalgam
    Have you noticed any improvements in your health since the amalgam replacement? I think the jury's still out but I've long been suspicious about having large amounts of mercury in my mouth.

    I envy you the LSD schedule which should enable respectable M times. Are the races all in the same area or do you go all over? Is there a Taipei marathon? I'm now doing 1/2 hr sessions on an elliptical and this week started rowing again, together with upper body workouts with dumbbells. DV I'll run London again sometime - it's one of those important rewards for survival that we need to keep in prospect.

    Funny about your meditation remark. I love the freedom of running on the roads, in parks etc and it makes a good break but I find I'm always preoccupied with monitoring my heart rate, my breathing cadence, my time past milestones and calculating my pace and prospective time compared with pb etc - mind too busy to think about anything else! As for the meditation, I'm just arranging for a course in Transcendental Meditation to complement the MAARS program which I'm already into, believing in throwing everything at it in the bid for survival.

    Why NOT me
    There are around 30 to 40 marathon races in Taiwan per year, a lot to choose from. I don’t like running in the big cities, and opt for mountaineering routes. I’m a introvert runner, empty my head and focused only on my body movements during, do not care about all the numbers you mentioned about. Someone said that and I quote it here, “If you want to run, run a mile; if you want to experience different life, run a marathon”. Every time, when I cross the finish line I’m so emotional with tearing eyes. I just finished my 14th marathon this passed weekend.

    Back to the subject of this thread, I couldn’t help to think “Why NOT me?” The question asked has helped me humbly look at my own life, re-exam what I have done or chosen to do to myself all the years over and over again... Life is so fair, If we abuse our body, our body will abuse us eventually.

    I can change myself to be a better self and never too late to start now.

    Jon
  • foxhd
    foxhd Member Posts: 3,181 Member
    #24
    jhsu said:

    Why NOT me
    There are around 30 to 40 marathon races in Taiwan per year, a lot to choose from. I don’t like running in the big cities, and opt for mountaineering routes. I’m a introvert runner, empty my head and focused only on my body movements during, do not care about all the numbers you mentioned about. Someone said that and I quote it here, “If you want to run, run a mile; if you want to experience different life, run a marathon”. Every time, when I cross the finish line I’m so emotional with tearing eyes. I just finished my 14th marathon this passed weekend.

    Back to the subject of this thread, I couldn’t help to think “Why NOT me?” The question asked has helped me humbly look at my own life, re-exam what I have done or chosen to do to myself all the years over and over again... Life is so fair, If we abuse our body, our body will abuse us eventually.

    I can change myself to be a better self and never too late to start now.

    Jon

    Why Not me
    Jon, I couldn't agree with you more. I've worked in health care well over 30 years. There does come a point when you can almost say that you've seen it all. The misfortune some people have is amazing. Just not fair. If there is such a thing. MS I hate the most. But here we are with cancer. I also have never said "Why me" neither. The question brings up negativity. I'm not gonna do that....I know that emotional ending of a marathon. I've said many times over the years that of all the things that I have done, running marathons has been the thing I'm most proud of.

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