Running in Michigan

A beautiful morning 12 miler in Ann Arbor, MI. Came to visit Billy for the weekend since he never comes home. Last fall when we were here, we found a giant park along the Huron River. Since then, we've been waiting to come back to run it. We parked in the heart of the park and took off in one direction. It was a little complicated to follow the path; at one point you have to go on the road for a bit and need to know where the path is--we did not! Bob has an incredible sense of direction though, so we meandered on and off the path for a few miles until we found our way. It was great though--we got to see a lot of places not many people see. The other way would take us to Eastern Michigan University--we'll try that next time. I've spent time at EMU since two of my siblings went there. It was a cold morning (24 degrees when we started), but very calm, so it wasn't bad.

This was a big change from Wednesday. It was a herceptin morning, so I didn't have to hurry to get to work. I decided to do an 18 miler. It had rained hard for 2 days and was 32 degrees. When I hit the road I knew it was kind of slick, but not too bad. Listening to the radio though, it sounded like bumper cars on the raod. I'm not sure if I'd have made it to work if I had to--it seemed like all the ramps to school were closed because of rollovers. I've never heard about so many accidents. I did the entire 18 though, and only had to catch my balance twice.

Sometimes I feel I lead a rather eclectic life. Worked 13 hours one day, ran 18, had an anti-cancer treatment and went to the musical "Grease" the next, rode 59 miles a couple days later, and now I'm in Ann Arbor for the weekend. I guess it can't get boring!

Next treatment is preceded by a heart scan. Hope all will go well, but I'm not totally optimistic. If I score to low, I'll have to hold off on the treatment. I just want to get them over with!