running the NY marathon

worknprogress2
Tue, 02 Nov 2010 15:28:14 +0000

I had heard that he was “in training” while underground, how awesome.

Love going to the NYMarathon.

Here’s my favorite story - bear with me. DH and I were lucky enough have as our closest friends two people who were the perfect complement to us. DH and “Lance” ran road races and did triathalons together.

10 years ago, “Lance” was diagnosed with colon cancer, had a colostomy and continued running, biking, and swimming. The boys both put their names in for the NYC marathon lottery and “Lance” was picked. They trained together and DH devised a schedule whereby the three of us could watch “Lance” four times over the course. It involved trains, subways, a little running of our own, and it was based on DH’s meticulous calculations.

That day, DH was a little surprised at how long it was taking our “Lance” to make it to our checkpoints.

Two weeks later, “Lance” was at the oncologists who found cancer had reoccurred and had spread to both of his lungs. He two surgeries to remove a sizable portion from one and a smaller amount from the other.

This guy ran the NYC marathon WITH lung cancer.

He passed away less than four years later and at his funeral all of our pics from the run were on screen with a little “Born to Run” in the background and everyone wore yellow for a man who truly lived strong.