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Sunday, April 4, 2010
And So it Begins
I going to run an ultra marathon. It's like a marathon but longer, hence the ultra part. This crazy idea came to me last winter while I was admiring the stitches that were holding my knee together. It was one of those crazy days that I learned a very important lesson the hard way: NEVER daydream while running a chainsaw. It is amazing how fast a spinning chain can jump from a tree limb and into that meaty part right above a guy's knee cap.
The amazing part was that I was okay. As the good doctor cleaned and sewed me up she was amazed at how little damage there was. If there was a good way to cut into yourself with a chainsaw I had done it. She actually wrote "superficial chainsaw injury" on my paper work. I was very fortunate, some might even say blessed.
I began to take stock of my many injuries; chainsaw to the knee, hatchet in thigh, chunk of metal through my shin, and those are just on my legs. Somehow through all those injuries I have made out with little more that just scars and great stories. I really have been blessed. In spite of all the abuse I have put this 31 year old body through, it's in one piece.
I am so grateful to even be walking upright and there is no way that I can continue to waste this blessing of good health. The goal is to complete a hundred mile race in the next 24 months and to raise an awful lot of cash for a nonprofit that is near and dear to my heart. As I make contact with the nonprofit and set things in motion on that end I will be revealing who they are and what they do.
Training officially began on April 1st 2010. I thought that day would be appropriate for so many reasons.
I invite you to follow along as I embark on this endeavor. My hope is that you will be encouraged and get a good laugh in once in awhile. It is also my hope to survive this with all my bits and pieces intact.
Until next time.......
The amazing part was that I was okay. As the good doctor cleaned and sewed me up she was amazed at how little damage there was. If there was a good way to cut into yourself with a chainsaw I had done it. She actually wrote "superficial chainsaw injury" on my paper work. I was very fortunate, some might even say blessed.
I began to take stock of my many injuries; chainsaw to the knee, hatchet in thigh, chunk of metal through my shin, and those are just on my legs. Somehow through all those injuries I have made out with little more that just scars and great stories. I really have been blessed. In spite of all the abuse I have put this 31 year old body through, it's in one piece.
I am so grateful to even be walking upright and there is no way that I can continue to waste this blessing of good health. The goal is to complete a hundred mile race in the next 24 months and to raise an awful lot of cash for a nonprofit that is near and dear to my heart. As I make contact with the nonprofit and set things in motion on that end I will be revealing who they are and what they do.
Training officially began on April 1st 2010. I thought that day would be appropriate for so many reasons.
I invite you to follow along as I embark on this endeavor. My hope is that you will be encouraged and get a good laugh in once in awhile. It is also my hope to survive this with all my bits and pieces intact.
Until next time.......
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