The Avera Race Against Breast Cancer was an amazing event this year! I hope you were able to join us. If you weren’t, I’ll tell you a few of the highlights…
Survivor Inspiration
It was a chilly morning, but spirits were very high. Read More »
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Avera Race Training: Race Day Reflections
Avera Race Training: Dedicating My Run
“It’s cancer.” Nothing can knock you off of your footing quite like those words.
My sister received a call with those words in October 2011. At first, they weren’t sure what type of cancer. She had a very large mucinous tumor removed, and it took more than two weeks for both Baylor and MD Anderson to examine it to determine if it was ovarian or pancreatic cancer. Read More »
Avera Race Training: Sprint Workouts
I am not a sprinter. I’m guessing that is clear if you’ve been following my blog. I’m tall and lanky and have never been built for speed. However, last week I went out and ran eight sprints. Of course I didn’t do this voluntarily; I had to be coerced by Marne, a trainer at the Avera McKennan Fitness Center. Read More »
Zambia Mission: Drawing Parallelisms
I would like to take one more look at my time in Zambia and speak to a couple parallelisms that I discovered between us.
Knowing and Understanding Vulnerability
First of all, as a visitor I was new to the country, new to the people and culture. Read More »
Avera Race Training: Going the Distance
Let the training begin! It was our first warmish spring day and I decided to venture out for a run. The Black Keys were jamming on my iPod and I was ready to show this run how it’s done. I’m not sure if it was the excitement of the warmer weather, or the fact that my marathon-running neighbor was outside watching my start, but I went out way too fast and by the time I rounded the second block I was about out of steam. Read More »
Avera Race Training: Lace Up!
Is it just me, or does it feel like this winter has been especially long? This icy and cold season has been hard on a fair-weather runner, such as me. Usually I get out more often despite the cold.
I’m a mom who works a lot of late hours, and I’m also in school to finish my MBA. Read More »
