09.15
several months ago, crystal’s friend’s mother died of breast cancer. when something happens like that to someone even remotely close to you, it changes your perspective on things. her friend’s mother may not have been close to me, but it still has the same effect. you learn to appreciate life and your good health. a neighbor of my parents is suffering from a relapse of cancer as well (i cant remember what kind).
so i decided to take a more positive outlook on things like this. i plan on doing what i can, collecting yoplait lids and doing charity runs. eventually i might donate time/money as well.
today crystal told me that there was going to be a 5k run in austin for breast cancer, “Race For The Cure”. im sure you’ve heard about it, cause its kinda popular. i’ve never run a 5k before, and now i know why. that’s 3.2-odd miles. my current jog is usually 1.5 miles. when i jog a lap around my apartment complex, i’ve jogged a half mile. so to be able to run 3.2-odd miles, i would need to jog 7 laps. today i wanted to see how many laps i could jog without having to stop. i made it 4 laps before my legs were pretty tired and i was starting to get dehydrated. my shoes also didn’t help any, since they are really really old shoes. i need to buy some jogging stuff, new shoes, shorts (currently, i use wind pants) and an actual water bottle.
next time i run, i intended to add a lap. for now im not concerned with time, just being able to complete the entire 5k without stopping is a milestone in my book.
Good luck, I hope you achieve your goal without much pain!
You’re absolutely right about those events having an affect on your life. I had a friend, only two years older than me, die from cancer this past Spring. It totally sent me into a new perspective. Unfortunately I haven’t been able to figure out how to make use of it yet.
for this years “tour de lance”, subway sold “LiveStrong” wrist bands to support testicular cancer research. i have worn mine since they began selling them. a friend of crystals who is maybe 2 or 3 years older than use was diagnosed with testicular cancer. he is a very nice and upstanding guy, and i havent been able to speak with him since his diagnosis since he lives in california (i believe he still lives there). that one also struck a cord with me, mainly because it seem more real. the chance of me getting a form of breast or ovarian cancer are very slim, but the chance of prostate or testicular cancer is a lot greater. it just seemed to him closer to home than the breast cancer story did.