Aloha Everyone!
It has been an exciting several weeks as I continue to notice steady improvement in overall lung function and energy levels. My training for the Honolulu Marathon on December 11th is in full swing now with an average of 20-40 miles logged each week. My last pre-marathon readiness series race was an 18.6 mile run on 23 Oct and I completed the race in 3:04:29.5 with a 9:54 mile pace. I've never been a long distance runner in the past, but I suddenly feel the urge to go the distance since my lungs feel so good. Prior to my stem cell transplant the farthest I had ever ran was 12 miles and that was approximately 14 years ago.
I'm running the Honolulu Marathon in December with a few close friends and we decided to use the event to raise money for scleroderma. Our fundraising website is located in the blog links on this page. My training buddies and I would REALLY appreciate you considering a donation and helping spread the word about our scleroderma fundraising efforts to others.
The Scleroderma Foundation published an article on my scleroderma story last month in their magazine, "The Voice." It provides an accurate overview of my scleroderma journey and I provided a link to the online article under the blog links on this page.
Well it's time to take the kids trick or treating. If you're battling scleroderma there is hope. Feel free to contact me at hawaiisclerodermanetwork@gmail.com if you have any further questions that can't be answered by this blog.
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