Back in 2000 I was close to getting my black belt in karate. One of the requirements was being able to do a a sub 10 minute mile. That was something I knew I could never do. I never was a good runner. I did not finish my training due to other circumstances.
Fast forward ahead to October 13, 2017. I opened up a CT scan report which showed the cancer had spread and was basically incurable. Happy birthday.
So when one last scan happened in December, 2017 showing no mistake I started triathlon training.
By August, 2018 it was clear I would have to get radiation then go back on chemo due to the tumors in my lungs an spine.
Did a half-marathon, followed by a 70.3 then had radiation. I was really happy when they did those treatments. The pain in my spine was pretty bad. This was the beginning of October. The pain started to subside and on October 13, 2018, one year after my cancer was pretty clear to be incurable, 2 years after having part of my left lung removed and a few days after radiation to tumors in my back and spine, I ran a 5K to celebrate my birthday.
Lo and behold, I did a 10:57 pace on my Garmin (my official time was hire.) Looking back, I guess I could have done a 10 minute mile back in 2000. The things your learn…
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