The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

It’s been quite a while since I’ve written a post – since October 2019 to be exact! I had just run the Chicago Marathon. A lot has happened since then, both personally and in the world in general. As you can see in the picture…

More Than a Finish Line

I just ran my second marathon! My second marathon!! That’s huge! I was never an athlete. I never ran when I was younger. I never thought I’d run a marathon even once let alone twice! But I run now and I am indeed a marathoner!…

Train in Vain

This one is a bit of a double (triple, quadruple?) entendre. This title ran through my head the other day when I was literally running. I was having a rough long run day. My blood sugars were not cooperating, my legs felt heavy, I was…

Marathon

Wow! It’s been a long time since I’ve posted! And this installment’s title is pretty much why. Again, I’m sticking with my music-themed titles. Sometimes, they just write themselves. “Marathon” by Rush has special meaning to me on more than one level. But we’ll get…

Slow Ride

March is National Autoimmune Awareness Month. The song that doubles as my blog title for this post and the band who wrote it, Foghat, really describe this topic: Thyroid disease, specifically, hypothyroidism or Hashimoto’s disease – slow and foggy for sure. What is that exactly?…

40 Years in The Hole

I’m using a variation of Humble Pie’s “40 Days in The Hole” for this blog post title, and it’s a pretty apt description at times. Sometimes this disease can indeed feel like trying to crawl out of a hole. It’s overwhelming. It’s exhausting. It is…

Under Pressure

I love both Freddie Mercury and David Bowie, so I’m starting the new year off with a nod to both in this post’s title. I haven’t written in a while and there have been several reasons why. First off, I had been training since last…

I Want It All

So said Freddie Mercury and Queen. And I have to want it all whether I want to or not. Hi. My name is Stacey. And I’m a diabetic supply hoarder. That’s tongue in cheek obviously, but all too true as well! November is Diabetes Awareness…