A Passion for Running

Thanks for the nice encouragement Deene, Mike, Karen, Darrell, Biz Runner, Andrew, Jon and Chris. It’s great to know that, after all this time, people like you are out there listening and rooting me on.

I don’t think I’ll quite be ‘kicking butt’ – as Jon so eloquently put it – any time soon, but I am going to work hard at getting strong again. We’ll take it one day and one step at at time.

I’ve been in the gym twice since my shoulder finally allowed me to. I’ve been exceedingly sore for the couple of days after each workout.

Sore does not equal pain.
Pain is retreat. Pain is burdensome. Pain is depressing. Pain is debilitating.
Sore is growth. Sore is victory. Sore is joy. Sore is pleasure.

I’m not in pain. I’m sore. And I couldn’t be happier about it.

As you can see in this video, Christopher is doing very well. He looks healthy (he’s gained close to 10 pounds since starting insulin – putting him back in normal weight range) and he is in this kind of happy, goofy mood most of the time.

(the video was taken at a local park using my MacBook Pro)

My family went on a little trip to Banff National Park (more photos at the link) right after Christmas this year. The kids LOVED the Gondola and Banff Hot Springs.

And this photo of Lori and I is a new favorite of mine.

Thank you everyone for your concern. I am a-ok after a difficult month or two of getting through layers of health stuff. I owe a bunch of you emails and promise to get in touch with you over the next few days.

Take care and happy holidays!

All the best to you and your families,
Mark