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This one is for you, Mom.

My rediscovery of running began in 2007 when I ran my first half marathon in Coeur d'Alene.   After a successful finish, I began to think of running the full marathon the following year.  I began training and in 2008, I registered for the CdA Marathon.  I had been talking with my mother about running the Race for the Cure with her, as she was a breast cancer survivor.  She had beat cancer, and she had done several Susan G. Komen Races in Montana.  Our schedules always seemed to conflict so I wasn't able to get back to Montana to do the race with her.   I told her of my plans to run a marathon, 26.2 miles.  She was supportive but being the caring mother she was, she also didn't want me to do it.  So much that I could not convince her to come watch me in my first marathon.  She said she could not stand to see me put my body through such a race.  She was excited to see that I finished the CdA marathon and decided to come watch that year as I ran the Mis ... Read the rest of entry »