So, as most of you know, I ran IronGirl on Sunday!!!! It was pretty amazing. Overall, I just had so much fun. The experience of being part of a triathlon was completely new to me and I am hooked. I cannot wait to do it again and I really look forward to doing the whole thing (run, bike, swim) at some point in the near future.

There are so many highlights from the day I wouldn’t even know where to begin. Rather than try to write these out eloquently, I thought I would just list them. So here goes:

1. At 9:30, shortly before I was ready to start my run, I looked over and saw Brian and the boys standing at the starting line. I wasn’t even sure I would see them until it was all over and I was just elated that they got to see me start and finish.

2. I was on a relay team with two other girls that I didn’t know but one of them had to drop out 2 days before the event. They wouldn’t let Roseann substitute another biker on such short notice so she ended up biking for our team. Since she wasn’t scheduled to run at all, she decided to run with me! We crossed the finish line together and to have her there with me after all we’ve been through was just perfect.

3. I was surrounded by new friends I’ve made over the past year who have inspired and encouraged me in ways I could have never imagined.

4. I got to design a new logo for Team Inspiration (Roseann’s team) and our team of around 30 women were all wearing the new logo on jerseys I designed as well. Pretty cool to see your artwork running around all over the place

5. Crossing the finish line and knowing I fulfilled a goal I set for myself and didn’t let anything stop me.

6. Knowing this is only the beginning!

That sums it up as does this …

Monday morning I went to the hospital bright and early and started round 6 ( of 8 ) of my maintenance chemo. In 3-4 weeks I should have my next bone marrow biopsy. Today I went out for a run and ran the fastest I’ve run yet. I feel like I’ve crossed some imaginary threshold. Maybe it’s knowing that I only have 2 treatments left, or maybe it’s proving to myself that I am very much alive and well. Either way, I feel revitalized.

I have lots more to talk about it but not enough time to do it right now. But before I go, I want to thank my mother-in-law for staying and watching the kids this week while I did chemo. It was an enormous help and truly appreciated.