Wednesday, September 4, 2013

A family run, some training, and perspective.

“Do more than belong: participate. Do more than care: help. Do more than believe: practice. Do more than be fair: be kind. Do more than forgive: forget. Do more than dream: work.” 
 William Arthur Ward

Another week, another long run. Well, this week is a recovery week, so it was more of a longish run (16km). Since my last post, I am mostly focused on resting, eating well and getting my workouts done. I often take a short 20-30 minute nap in the afternoon (I work mornings and evenings). Still, it's all getting done. Bonus - When I first started my current strength training program (I do this once a week, after spinning, at the gym) I could not do one single girl's pushup on the ground! I had to resort to doing my pushups up against the wall. However, after slowly doing more and more of my pushups on the ground, yesterday, for the first time I did all 45 pushups on the ground (that is 3 series of 15 pushups). Yes, they are "girl" pushups, but believe me, I am extremely proud of my progress!!

Asthma update: One really good thing is that my lungs are doing well these days. Although I still take inhalers, I have been able to reduce the number of puffs per day, which is excellent. 


La Virée des LaLa! :)

After our run on the mountain a few weeks ago, my brother (the one who had the flesh eating bacteria a few years ago and almost lost his leg) enjoyed it so much that he decided he wanted to try and organize a run with cousins and family. We rarely get together with our cousins, and some of them we barely know. He has remained extremely aware that today is all you can be sure of and so within a month the run was organized. The name of the run was called "La virée des LaLa" because both our parents' last names begin with the letters "La" so "LaLa"! Two cousins and their families came down from 7 and 9 hours away up north (Abitibi) and another from about an hour away, along with both of our families. It was a beautiful day and we had a great time. We then all went to my brother's house for brunch...and were joined by our mom and her husband. My brother achieved his goal of uniting family in an active and fun way. It was a huge success and I know for a fact that a few other cousins are seriously considering starting to run so they can join us "next year"!!


Raise your hand if you're ready to go! :)

And we're off...

My brother leading the pack with one of our cousins. She has her own story. She has lost 45lbs since she started running a little over a year ago! 

It was truly a beautiful place to run :)

Finally, I just finished this book called "Until I say Goodbye" by Susan Spencer-Wendel...She is a woman who has ALS - Lou Gehrigs disease, and has chosen to live her last years with joy. She is a wife and the mother of three young children and she is just admirable! An extremely inspiring and strong woman, who definitely puts symptoms of menopause into persceptive :)

Cheers!

10 comments:

Char said...

What a lovely way to spend time with your rellies. And what a great way to get to know the ones you didn't know so well.

ajh said...

Great story about your family run and your brother. And you are right about perspective. I have a lot of friends with cancer right now and it makes my issues seem very small.

Teamarcia said...

What a great event! I'm so glad your brother is recovered and doing well. Kudos to you on the pushup progress and on taking the rest your body needs each day. So crucial for marathon training.

Caroline said...

Ca a du être toute une journee de retrouvailles!
Ls push ups.....meme ceux de filles je suis un gros zero! Ha ha!!!

Robin said...

That run looks amazing, and a beautiful place to do it! Glad the training going well and the asthma not too bad!! Great update all 'round.

TX Runner Mom said...

Sounds like a great time with your family! Love the pictures, it looks like a beautiful place to run.

Two Wordy said...

You're doing great, Anne! It looks like so much fun! I have to start running again too. :)

Today my husband heard something on public radio that might be beneficial...it's called "medical eating". If you look up "medical eating for asthma", it gives you a basic diet rich in vegetables and fruits, etc., and how to prepare them. I'm going to try to eat more of the foods that it suggests because they have had radical improvements in lung strength in their studies. I know it's common sense, but it's nice to see the results on paper.

You are such a good example! Keep on running and having fun!!

kat said...

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