Posted by Lindsey Mastis on October 9, 2011 at 7:17 PM
Every single mile is sponsored. On October 30th– I’ll be running 26.2 miles in the Marine Corps Marathon wearing a patriotic outfit sporting the names of people that donated $50 or more through me to the American Cancer Society.
I began this journey last Spring. Since then I’ve gained dozens of friends and I am honored that they’ve shared their stories with me about those they love that have battled cancer. On race day, I’ll be running “in memory” and “in honor” of those that fought this terrible disease.
I wanted to share some of these stories with all of you:
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Posted by Lindsey Mastis on October 8, 2011 at 10:02 PM
It caught up with me today. I haven’t been getting in my weekday training runs. Two weeks ago I ran 21 miles and it was great. A few days after that I ran about three miles on a treadmill. That was it for two weeks. Then I attempted another 21 miler. This is where the FAIL comes in.
I told my coach it was my fault– that I hadn’t done the weekday training runs. He asked why. Well…
I have no excuses. Nothing and no one to blame. It’s just that I allow myself to get distracted. Let me jot down a few thoughts about this…
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Posted by Lindsey Mastis on October 2, 2011 at 8:15 PM
I’ll never be able to get enough of Andy Rooney– one of America’s most interesting, intriguing, and sometimes accidentally controversial (after all, who doesn’t like chocolate chip cookies) curmudgeons. He considers himself to be a writer. I agree. But I feel like there’s a better word for it. Maybe it’s a style we should just call “Andy Rooney.”
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Posted by Lindsey Mastis on September 26, 2011 at 6:49 PM
Several of my friends participated in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure in Washington, DC:
Kim Oser — AKA @PutItAway
Santa Steve and the North Pole Endurance Team
Marshall Moneymaker — AKA “The Pink Firefighter“
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Posted by Lindsey Mastis on September 25, 2011 at 7:51 PM
I did it! I ran a full 21 miles. I started at Fletcher’s Boathouse at 7 a.m. with the American Cancer Society’s DetermiNation team. It rained the day before so the first three miles were difficult. I was constantly running through mud and jumping over puddles.
I felt confident because I ran a portion of this trail last week. I knew where to go… up to a point.
By the time I got through running the C&O Canal trail and started to veer onto the Rock Creek Park Trail, my preparedness was causing me problems. I packed my water waist-belt full of chewable energy bites. So full that when I rounded a corner, the bag fell out (along with my car key). I had to stop and re-pack the entire waist belt. As soon as I started to run, it all fell out again. I had to walk for a few minutes while I figured out a way to re-organize the belt. By the time I started running again, almost everyone passed me up…
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