Some people go through a mid life crisis and they buy a sports car. Some people have an affair. I am proud to say that my dad is doing none of the above – instead he has decided to run a half marathon! The man that loves the nightly bowl of Blue Bell ice cream…. The man that loves chips and salsa. The man that loves Dr. Pepper.
This new man now wears a pedometer and tracks his daily steps. He now drinks Diet Dr. Pepper. He now skips that nightly bowl of Blue Bell ice cream.
At the ripe old age of 45 he was diagnosed with severe prostate cancer. He battled that and after 5 years, is still cancer free. So, that probably had a huge influence on him when he decided to sign up for Race for Life half-marathon, this June in Anchorage, Alaska. This is a huge thing for him and we are soo extremely proud of him. You can read more about running journey here.
This new man now wears a pedometer and tracks his daily steps. He now drinks Diet Dr. Pepper. He now skips that nightly bowl of Blue Bell ice cream.
At the ripe old age of 45 he was diagnosed with severe prostate cancer. He battled that and after 5 years, is still cancer free. So, that probably had a huge influence on him when he decided to sign up for Race for Life half-marathon, this June in Anchorage, Alaska. This is a huge thing for him and we are soo extremely proud of him. You can read more about running journey here.
http://www.active.com/donate/tntntx/Dougsrun
Good luck dad!
PS — He is planning on running the full marathon with me in December!
Good luck dad!
PS — He is planning on running the full marathon with me in December!
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Awesome!!!
(my dad's totally a nightly Blue Bell kinda guy too :))
That is great.
I wish him all the best.
My sister ran for Team in Training a bit under two years after receiving a bone marrow transplant for stage 4 Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. She ran in the Chicago Marathon in 2003 and this past Fall it was 6 years since her transplant. Her bone marrow donor and my BIL ran in the marathon with her.
All the best for a great run.
You have the coolest dad!
That's awesome!
Yay for your dad (doing the race and being 5 years cancer free- my stepmom is 5 years free too)!
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