Wednesday, January 27, 2010
The Wrigleys are no techies...
OK. So, my husband, Drew, and I are both featured runners in this year's marathon. We've been asked to blog. BLOG? Huh? Well, that, in itself, has been a funny journey. Drew is a very smart man. But, seriously. He keeps messing up my blog site!! I'm no techy, but geesh, Drew. All of my posts are now signed or posted by "Drew." I have no clue what he did, but do know he didn't mean to. :) Anything posted on ("S)Miles to Go..." is posted by moi! kathleen, that is. Anything on "Cold Train," Drew's blog, is posted by Drew, himself. Now...if I can just figure out how to fix this blog-problem...
Also, I have lots to add regarding my training, but will do so in another post. For now, check out "On the Minds of Moms" website, and read my column about the marathon. It's titled, "Marathon training for the sexes..." My column is called, "just a thought," by Kathleen Wrigley. I can only speak for our family, where both mom and dad are training for the full 26.2. But, it gives a glimpse into the difference (for us) of how our family trains. Ahhh...I may be the only person who thinks this is funny, but is you can't laugh at yourself with yourself, who will? Ahhh, it's nice living in my bubble...
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
FOR READERS OF THIS BLOG: IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO HAS SURVIVED A BRAIN ANEURYSM OR HAS DIED FROM AN ANEURYSM, PLEASE PASS ON THEIR NAME TO ME. I WANT TO REMEMBER THEM, WHILE I'M TRAINING. I'D LIKE TO KEEP A LIST OF NAMES WITH ME. I AM RUNNING FARGO TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE NATIONAL BRAIN ANEURYSM CENTER. THESE TRAGEDIES CAN BE PREVENTED. THERE ARE CUTTING EDGE TREATMENTS AND MORE RESEARCH TO DO, TO ENSURE THE VERY BEST CARE FOR ANEURYSM PATIENTS. THE CENTER IS IN ST. PAUL, AND THE INCREDIBLY TALENTED DOCTORS SAVED MY LIFE, WHILE THEIR STAFF AND NURSES TOOK EXTRAORDINARY CARE OF ME AND MY FAMILY.
PLEASE CONSIDER MAKING A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION TO THE NATIONAL BRAIN ANEURYSM CENTER, BY GOING TO THE LINK BELOW AND CLICKING ON THE "NATIONAL BRAIN ANEURYSM CENTER AND ST. JOSEPH'S NEUROSCIENCE FUND." BE SURE TO CLICK ON "IN HONOR OF" AND PUT MY NAME IN THERE (KATHLEEN WRIGLEY), SO THAT I CAN KEEP TRACK OF WHO TO SPECIFICALLY SEND THANK YOU NOTES TO! HERE'S THE LINK: http://www.healtheast.org/foundation/foundation-donation.html
WITH A VERY GRATEFUL HEART, KATHLEEN
PLEASE CONSIDER MAKING A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION TO THE NATIONAL BRAIN ANEURYSM CENTER, BY GOING TO THE LINK BELOW AND CLICKING ON THE "NATIONAL BRAIN ANEURYSM CENTER AND ST. JOSEPH'S NEUROSCIENCE FUND." BE SURE TO CLICK ON "IN HONOR OF" AND PUT MY NAME IN THERE (KATHLEEN WRIGLEY), SO THAT I CAN KEEP TRACK OF WHO TO SPECIFICALLY SEND THANK YOU NOTES TO! HERE'S THE LINK: http://www.healtheast.org/foundation/foundation-donation.html
WITH A VERY GRATEFUL HEART, KATHLEEN
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
I think WE can...I think WE can...choo choo...
OK. SO BEFORE WE BEGIN THIS JOURNEY TOGETHER, YOU MUST KNOW SOME THINGS ABOUT ME. I AM NOT YELLING AT YOU! I AM VISUALLY IMPAIRED, AND NEED TO TYPE IN BIGGER, MORE BOLD FONT TO SEE.
MY NAME IS KATHLEEN WRIGLEY. I AM 39.5 YRS OLD. A YOUNG-ISH :) MOM OF THREE (QUINNY, ALMOST9; PATRICK 7 & HARPER ALMOST 2). I AM A RUNNER. IT'S MY THERAPY. MY "ME" TIME. MY INDULGENCE. I HAVE RUN A HANDFUL OF FULL MARATHONS, GOBS OF HALFSIES, AND LOADS OF OTHER RACES THROUGH THE YEARS.
I WON'T BORE YOU WITH ALL THE PARTICULARS, BUT I AM JUST 4 MONTHS OUT OF TWO BRAIN ANEURYSM SURGERIES (CRANIOTOMY SEPT 1 & COILING (VASCULAR SURGERY) OCT 20). I WOKE UP FROM MY CRANIOTOMY WITH BLINDNESS IN THE RIGHT FIELD OF VISION IN BOTH EYES. I CAN'T BEGIN TO DESCRIBE WHAT I SEE LOOKING OUT OF MY EYES. BUT, SUFFICE IT TO SAY, I'M GETTING ACCUSTOMED TO THE MOTION SICKNESS AND NAUSEA I EXPERIENCE FROM THE BLURRED, DISTORTED, SPOTTY, LIGHTENING FLASHES THAT CAN BEST DESCRIBE HOW I SEE OUT OF THE RIGHT OF BOTH EYES. IT'S DISTURBING, BUT BELIEVE IT OR NOT, MY BRAIN IS ADAPTING TO IT. NOT EVEN THE BEST DOCTORS CAN TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED OR WHEN THE SIGHT WILL RETURN, OR EVEN IF IT'LL NORMALIZE. THEY ALL SEEM TO AGREE ON ONE THING: IT'LL TAKE TIME, UP TO A YEAR OR MORE TO SEE HOW MUCH SIGHT I RECOVER, IF ANY. SO, I WAIT. AND, I PRAY. AND, WAIT AND PRETEND TO HAVE PATIENCE.
OTHER THAN MY SIGHT, I FEEL GREAT. REALLY. MY NEUROSURGEON SAID I NEEDED TO WAIT 3 MONTHS FOR MY BRAIN TO HEAL, BEFORE RUNNING. I DUTIFULLY DID "MY TIME."
WHILE WAITING AND HOPING, I DECIDED TO JOIN THE RANKS OF ALL OF YOU AND PARTICIPATE (AS OUR FAMILY DOES EVERY YEAR) IN THE FARGO MARATHON. AT FIRST, MY HUSBAND AND MOM TALKED ABOUT WHAT AN ACCOMPLISHMENT IT WOULD BE TO TACKLE THE HALF MARATHON. OF COURSE, 13.1 MILES, FOR ANYONE, IS NOTHING TO SHAKE A STICK AT, SO I AGREED. IT WOULD BE A HEARTY GOAL FOR ME. BUT, THE STRONGER I FELT, THE BIGGER MY ASPIRATIONS BECAME AND THE MORE I WANTED TO PROVE TO MYSELF AND TO EVERYONE THAT I AM INDEED "FIXED." THAT MY ANEURYSM IS FINALLY CURED (AFTER 5 YEARS AND THREE SEPERATE SURGERIES)!
I KNOW I HAVE 26.2 MILES IN ME. SO, LIKE SOME OF YOU, I AM NOW A BEGINNER RUNNER. I AM STARTING OVER. I NEED TO BUILD A BASE, WHICH I RECENTLY BEGAN TRYING TO DO, RUNNING 2 MILES, THEN 3 MILES, AND NOW I'M UP TO 5 MILES. MORE ON THE SPECIFICS OF THOSE HUFFING AND PUFFIN MILES LATER. I KNOW 5 MILES IS A FAR CRY FROM 26.2, BUT THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT "TRAINING!" BABY STEPS...
WE'LL GET THERE. JOIN ME. YOU HAVE TIME. LET'S DO THIS TOGETHER. BABY STEPS. I'M NOT IN IT FOR A SPECIFIC FINISH TIME. I'M NOT INTERESTED IN RUNNING WITH A PACE GROUP. MOST OF MY TRAINING MILES WILL NO DOUBT BE ON THE TREADMILL, OUT OF THE COLD AND TO PROTECT ME FROM FALLING & GETTING HURT. HECK, I'LL, MOST LIKELY, NEED TO STOP AND WALK SEVERAL TIMES THROUGHOUT THE COURSE. BUT, THAT'S OK. THE BEST PART ABOUT RUNNING IS THAT IT'S YOUR PERSONAL RACE.
BY THE WAY, I MIGHT ENLIST YOU TO PULL ME INTO THE DOME AND ACROSS THAT FINISH LINE, BUT I WILL CROSS IT. I WILL GET THERE. AND, SO WILL YOU. ARE YOU IN????
MY NAME IS KATHLEEN WRIGLEY. I AM 39.5 YRS OLD. A YOUNG-ISH :) MOM OF THREE (QUINNY, ALMOST9; PATRICK 7 & HARPER ALMOST 2). I AM A RUNNER. IT'S MY THERAPY. MY "ME" TIME. MY INDULGENCE. I HAVE RUN A HANDFUL OF FULL MARATHONS, GOBS OF HALFSIES, AND LOADS OF OTHER RACES THROUGH THE YEARS.
I WON'T BORE YOU WITH ALL THE PARTICULARS, BUT I AM JUST 4 MONTHS OUT OF TWO BRAIN ANEURYSM SURGERIES (CRANIOTOMY SEPT 1 & COILING (VASCULAR SURGERY) OCT 20). I WOKE UP FROM MY CRANIOTOMY WITH BLINDNESS IN THE RIGHT FIELD OF VISION IN BOTH EYES. I CAN'T BEGIN TO DESCRIBE WHAT I SEE LOOKING OUT OF MY EYES. BUT, SUFFICE IT TO SAY, I'M GETTING ACCUSTOMED TO THE MOTION SICKNESS AND NAUSEA I EXPERIENCE FROM THE BLURRED, DISTORTED, SPOTTY, LIGHTENING FLASHES THAT CAN BEST DESCRIBE HOW I SEE OUT OF THE RIGHT OF BOTH EYES. IT'S DISTURBING, BUT BELIEVE IT OR NOT, MY BRAIN IS ADAPTING TO IT. NOT EVEN THE BEST DOCTORS CAN TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED OR WHEN THE SIGHT WILL RETURN, OR EVEN IF IT'LL NORMALIZE. THEY ALL SEEM TO AGREE ON ONE THING: IT'LL TAKE TIME, UP TO A YEAR OR MORE TO SEE HOW MUCH SIGHT I RECOVER, IF ANY. SO, I WAIT. AND, I PRAY. AND, WAIT AND PRETEND TO HAVE PATIENCE.
OTHER THAN MY SIGHT, I FEEL GREAT. REALLY. MY NEUROSURGEON SAID I NEEDED TO WAIT 3 MONTHS FOR MY BRAIN TO HEAL, BEFORE RUNNING. I DUTIFULLY DID "MY TIME."
WHILE WAITING AND HOPING, I DECIDED TO JOIN THE RANKS OF ALL OF YOU AND PARTICIPATE (AS OUR FAMILY DOES EVERY YEAR) IN THE FARGO MARATHON. AT FIRST, MY HUSBAND AND MOM TALKED ABOUT WHAT AN ACCOMPLISHMENT IT WOULD BE TO TACKLE THE HALF MARATHON. OF COURSE, 13.1 MILES, FOR ANYONE, IS NOTHING TO SHAKE A STICK AT, SO I AGREED. IT WOULD BE A HEARTY GOAL FOR ME. BUT, THE STRONGER I FELT, THE BIGGER MY ASPIRATIONS BECAME AND THE MORE I WANTED TO PROVE TO MYSELF AND TO EVERYONE THAT I AM INDEED "FIXED." THAT MY ANEURYSM IS FINALLY CURED (AFTER 5 YEARS AND THREE SEPERATE SURGERIES)!
I KNOW I HAVE 26.2 MILES IN ME. SO, LIKE SOME OF YOU, I AM NOW A BEGINNER RUNNER. I AM STARTING OVER. I NEED TO BUILD A BASE, WHICH I RECENTLY BEGAN TRYING TO DO, RUNNING 2 MILES, THEN 3 MILES, AND NOW I'M UP TO 5 MILES. MORE ON THE SPECIFICS OF THOSE HUFFING AND PUFFIN MILES LATER. I KNOW 5 MILES IS A FAR CRY FROM 26.2, BUT THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT "TRAINING!" BABY STEPS...
WE'LL GET THERE. JOIN ME. YOU HAVE TIME. LET'S DO THIS TOGETHER. BABY STEPS. I'M NOT IN IT FOR A SPECIFIC FINISH TIME. I'M NOT INTERESTED IN RUNNING WITH A PACE GROUP. MOST OF MY TRAINING MILES WILL NO DOUBT BE ON THE TREADMILL, OUT OF THE COLD AND TO PROTECT ME FROM FALLING & GETTING HURT. HECK, I'LL, MOST LIKELY, NEED TO STOP AND WALK SEVERAL TIMES THROUGHOUT THE COURSE. BUT, THAT'S OK. THE BEST PART ABOUT RUNNING IS THAT IT'S YOUR PERSONAL RACE.
BY THE WAY, I MIGHT ENLIST YOU TO PULL ME INTO THE DOME AND ACROSS THAT FINISH LINE, BUT I WILL CROSS IT. I WILL GET THERE. AND, SO WILL YOU. ARE YOU IN????
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