Who Inspires You?

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Fanatic #3965

posted: 10/9/2011 at 6:48 PM

Today it's my friend, Luke. Luke works with my DH and is between chemo and radiation treatments. He is also a badass cyclist who can ride circles around a whole lot of other badass cyclists. Today he ran the Chicago Marathon. I feel like a lazy, pathetic fuck. Blush

Kirsten

'07: 1324.5 | '08: 1561 | '09: 1810.9 run ~ 208.7 bike | '10: 1,000.3 run ~ 3513.5 bike | '11: 710.3 run ~ 4157.9 bike '12: 659.9 run ~ 3365.6 bike (100% benched by ortho last 4.5 weeks while in long-arm cast)

'13 Goals:

• DON'T BREAK ANYTHING!!!

• get within 5#s of 130#s (and stay there, gotdammit!)

• 1st olympic distance duathlon

• 1st Iceman Cometh mtn bike race

• Half Fanatic

• punch Type 1 in the junk

spaniel

mileage hound

posted: 10/9/2011 at 6:58 PM

That's really incredible...

2013 goals: Kick some arse. Moreso than 2012.

"If you want to be a bad a$s, then do what a bad a$s does. There's your pep talk for today. Go Run." -- Slo_Hand

"Determined is what I am. Maybe a little sick in the head? Ok who am I kidding ALOT sick in the head" -- rockenmamaof5

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Fanatic #3965

posted: 10/9/2011 at 7:19 PM

The craziest thing is how fresh he looks in his post race photos. I'm starting to wonder if he's really human. Tongue

Kirsten

'07: 1324.5 | '08: 1561 | '09: 1810.9 run ~ 208.7 bike | '10: 1,000.3 run ~ 3513.5 bike | '11: 710.3 run ~ 4157.9 bike '12: 659.9 run ~ 3365.6 bike (100% benched by ortho last 4.5 weeks while in long-arm cast)

'13 Goals:

• DON'T BREAK ANYTHING!!!

• get within 5#s of 130#s (and stay there, gotdammit!)

• 1st olympic distance duathlon

• 1st Iceman Cometh mtn bike race

• Half Fanatic

• punch Type 1 in the junk

Julia1971

This girl is on fire.

posted: 10/9/2011 at 7:24 PM

I ran the Army Ten Miler today. There were a lot of amputees out there and each one was an inspiration for me today.

2013 PRs:
5K: 20:43

10K: 43:44

10M: 1:09:15
HM: 1:34:37

M: 3:23:53 (NYCMQ, BQ-20)

Bash

posted: 10/9/2011 at 7:25 PM

Awesome story zoom

Check out this one when you have a sec, 9 min but very worth it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wnx-_IqIHfQ&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PLB58370C2B00EBB58

And Chrissie Wellington rolled on the finish line yesterday in honor of him

Bash

posted: 10/9/2011 at 7:26 PM

Quote from Julia1971 on 10/9/2011 at 7:24 PM:

I ran the Army Ten Miler today. There were a lot of amputees out there and each one was an inspiration for me today.

Very cool, I worked at the VA over the Summer and one of the kids (literally, he was really young), lived in the PT room and is competing in the Marine Corp Marathon on the hand bike since he is a paraplegic

Mrs E40

posted: 10/9/2011 at 7:37 PM

That is awesome! It is nice to have friends who are badasses!

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Fanatic #3965

posted: 10/9/2011 at 7:47 PM

Quote from Bash on 10/9/2011 at 7:25 PM:

Awesome story zoom

Check out this one when you have a sec, 9 min but very worth it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wnx-_IqIHfQ&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PLB58370C2B00EBB58

And Chrissie Wellington rolled on the finish line yesterday in honor of him

What an amazing story. I love that people are still rolling in his honor and to bring attention to ALS. Thanks for posting that.

Kirsten

'07: 1324.5 | '08: 1561 | '09: 1810.9 run ~ 208.7 bike | '10: 1,000.3 run ~ 3513.5 bike | '11: 710.3 run ~ 4157.9 bike '12: 659.9 run ~ 3365.6 bike (100% benched by ortho last 4.5 weeks while in long-arm cast)

'13 Goals:

• DON'T BREAK ANYTHING!!!

• get within 5#s of 130#s (and stay there, gotdammit!)

• 1st olympic distance duathlon

• 1st Iceman Cometh mtn bike race

• Half Fanatic

• punch Type 1 in the junk

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Fanatic #3965

posted: 10/9/2011 at 7:48 PM

Quote from Bash on 10/9/2011 at 7:26 PM:

Very cool, I worked at the VA over the Summer and one of the kids (literally, he was really young), lived in the PT room and is competing in the Marine Corp Marathon on the hand bike since he is a paraplegic

It seems like I see more and more handbikes at races, even relatively small races. This is a very cool thing.

Kirsten

'07: 1324.5 | '08: 1561 | '09: 1810.9 run ~ 208.7 bike | '10: 1,000.3 run ~ 3513.5 bike | '11: 710.3 run ~ 4157.9 bike '12: 659.9 run ~ 3365.6 bike (100% benched by ortho last 4.5 weeks while in long-arm cast)

'13 Goals:

• DON'T BREAK ANYTHING!!!

• get within 5#s of 130#s (and stay there, gotdammit!)

• 1st olympic distance duathlon

• 1st Iceman Cometh mtn bike race

• Half Fanatic

• punch Type 1 in the junk

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Fanatic #3965

posted: 10/9/2011 at 7:49 PM

Quote from Mrs E40 on 10/9/2011 at 7:37 PM:

That is awesome! It is nice to have friends who are badasses!

It is. It's the badasses who get us out the door when we have so many weak excuses not to do so.

Kirsten

'07: 1324.5 | '08: 1561 | '09: 1810.9 run ~ 208.7 bike | '10: 1,000.3 run ~ 3513.5 bike | '11: 710.3 run ~ 4157.9 bike '12: 659.9 run ~ 3365.6 bike (100% benched by ortho last 4.5 weeks while in long-arm cast)

'13 Goals:

• DON'T BREAK ANYTHING!!!

• get within 5#s of 130#s (and stay there, gotdammit!)

• 1st olympic distance duathlon

• 1st Iceman Cometh mtn bike race

• Half Fanatic

• punch Type 1 in the junk

Julia1971

This girl is on fire.

posted: 10/9/2011 at 7:57 PM

Quote from Bash on 10/9/2011 at 7:26 PM:

Very cool, I worked at the VA over the Summer and one of the kids (literally, he was really young), lived in the PT room and is competing in the Marine Corp Marathon on the hand bike since he is a paraplegic

I saw a couple of hand bikes, too. Talk aoout, "I will never quit" - the motto for the race. It looked pretty exhausting.

2013 PRs:
5K: 20:43

10K: 43:44

10M: 1:09:15
HM: 1:34:37

M: 3:23:53 (NYCMQ, BQ-20)

Bash

posted: 10/9/2011 at 7:57 PM

Quote from zoom-zoom on 10/9/2011 at 7:47 PM:

What an amazing story. I love that people are still rolling in his honor and to bring attention to ALS. Thanks for posting that.

I watched something similar about him before I headed out for my crazy training day, I really had no excuses

Cherrieruns

Maggie

posted: 10/10/2011 at 7:12 AM

What an amazing person.

Cherrie " I May not be able to change every Thing that I face, But I cannot Change ANYTHING until I face it...." author unknown "All that I am or hope to be I owe to my mother"....Abe Lincoln

"It does not matter how slow you go so long as you do not stop."
Wisdom of Confucius

CliveF

posted: 10/10/2011 at 9:20 AM

Quote from zoom-zoom on 10/9/2011 at 7:19 PM:

I'm starting to wonder if he's really human.

Hopefully, the cancer is wondering the same thing.

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Fanatic #3965

posted: 10/10/2011 at 9:28 AM

Quote from CliveF on 10/10/2011 at 9:20 AM:

Hopefully, the cancer is wondering the same thing.

+1 meellion!!!

Kirsten

'07: 1324.5 | '08: 1561 | '09: 1810.9 run ~ 208.7 bike | '10: 1,000.3 run ~ 3513.5 bike | '11: 710.3 run ~ 4157.9 bike '12: 659.9 run ~ 3365.6 bike (100% benched by ortho last 4.5 weeks while in long-arm cast)

'13 Goals:

• DON'T BREAK ANYTHING!!!

• get within 5#s of 130#s (and stay there, gotdammit!)

• 1st olympic distance duathlon

• 1st Iceman Cometh mtn bike race

• Half Fanatic

• punch Type 1 in the junk

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