My Weekend Event

I don't have the brain power to post creative thoughts at the moment. So look at this pretty picture. I'm running the Emerald Nuts 12K on Sunday

A Little Inspiration

Try to not feel fired up after listening to this music:

This AM we did hill repeats with circuit drills (squats, crunches, supermans, push-ups) It's great to have a good burn & sweat before the sun comes up!

Stolen Post

I share with you the latest post from my friend, Phil Go to Phil's blog to see a picture of Travis.

When Travis wrote the following, he was 12 years old celebrating six years of being leukemia free after a match was found through the National Marrow Donor Program. Just wanted to share his message.

If You Haven't Had Cancer
By Travis Yon

If you haven't had cancer, you don't know attention. You can't know attention. The constant questions and the feelings of being surrounded. The "Does this hurt?" and the "Can you feel that?" You are never alone. There is always someone watching you. Whether it's your doctor, nurse, mom, dad, brother, or sister, grandpa or grandma. You are always supervised. If you haven't had cancer you don't know attention.

If you haven't had cancer, you don't know medicine. There is no way you can know medicine. The continual injections, pills, swallowing, and IV's. The charts and keeping track. The discomfort and vomiting. The exhausting chemotherapy and radiation. The 75 medicines a day. If you haven't had cancer you can't know medicine.

If you haven't had cancer you don't know pain. You can't know pain. The injections, the radiation, and the chemotherapy. Pure torture. Fear. That is pain. It's the worst. If you haven't had cancer, you don't know pain.

If you haven't had cancer, you don't know long-term. You can't know long-term. The long, boring hours of just waiting. Doing nothing. Pathetically trying to brainstorm ways to amuse yourself. Waiting for it all to be over. Waiting for the results. It is grueling. If you haven't had cancer you don't know long-term.

If you haven't had cancer you don't know joy. You can't know joy. The joy of surviving, making it, you're done, sprung, released, out through. If you haven't had cancer you don't know joy.

That Was Fast... 2X

1) He's home. Now pray for my mom who has to deal with him. Dad's 18th Birthday is on Friday (he's a leaper)Here's a pic from last year's BDay party:

2) I set a personal record for a run around Lake Merritt last night. With the "help" of my friend Phil I finished 3.2miles in 37:05 Good job, me!

The Spleen Has Left the Body

We made it through surgery & are on the road to recovery. Thanks for all your prayers & wishes. His five pound spleen is gone gone gone & his blood counts are looking good.

Update

My dad is going in for surgery sometime in the next few days. Continue those prayers & shout-outs (my TNT mates know what I mean)

Miracles & Prayers Accepted

Bill Crawford (my dad) could use your prayers (or whatever) His red blood cell counts are way too low right now. Thanks.