San Juan Island Marathon

I have exciting news...I just finished talking to Dan and after getting the green light, I have decided to train and attend the Kings Market San Juan Island half marathon on Sunday June 16th. I'm so excited!!!

I am so incredibly thrilled to have a new goal. I can't wait to match my longest run, only this time it will be 8 months after a brain surgery. Depending on the schedule of shots, I may have to get a shot in the days before or just after the race, I won't know for sure until May. Either way, if I'm tired, I figure I will walk if I don't feel well :)

I've already worked out the training schedule and I will be able to train during the day, during the week. This is going to be so fun!! I'm shifting the schedule so that my runs start on Monday and my long run is on Friday.

If anyone is interested in joining, I always love to see smiling faces. This is going to be a great accomplishment. And I can't wait to have it happen in my home town :)

I have this planned so that I can run in the morning then nap in the afternoon. I don't want to jinx myself, but it seems to be the perfect plan! Woooo hoooo!

Cleaning Up The System

After the MRI Dan and I splurged with pizza and wine with family, it was delicious! The next morning I recognized the difference in how my body felt. So, to clean up my system, I've been eating a vegetable, and fruit diet. Lots of green drinks :) and lots of supplements :) and lots of water.

My system gets pretty upset when I eat bad food or drink alcohol. It's weird. My body used to love wine and bread and cheese, but now it's giving me attitude. I keep trying from time to time, but the verdict is pretty clear. Good thing I never give up! :)

As for the comments on the blog, unless you include your email address, I can not respond privately. At least, I don't know how to...sorry about that!

I still haven't heard back from Dr Liau about the MRI results. I'm not sure if she will email me or if it will come via hard mail from UCLA. Either way I feel pretty content with how life is going. I'd be lying if I didn't say I wasn't freaking out about $$$ for treatments (I'm not sure if I'm saying that correctly - I'm no good with double negatives anymore), but since you have all helped so much with the various fundraisers, we should be able to get through April or May, and soon after that we should have the various fruit seasons...hopefully Dan and I can do the fruit sales in West Seattle and Friday Harbor, perhaps even Green Lake. I'm really excited at the prospect. It will be fun to have a weekend job for a bit :) busy hands are definitely happy hands.