Comments on: TnT #21: You spin me round and round http://thefinitemonkey.com/2007/03/tnt-21-you-spin-me-round-and-round/ If infinite monkeys could recreate Shakespeare, what could one do? Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:56:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: The Finite Monkey » Blog Archive » TnT #26.2: Except for my body, I feel great! http://thefinitemonkey.com/2007/03/tnt-21-you-spin-me-round-and-round/comment-page-1/#comment-4213 The Finite Monkey » Blog Archive » TnT #26.2: Except for my body, I feel great! Tue, 01 May 2007 22:43:52 +0000 http://www.thefinitemonkey.com/2007/03/14/tnt-21-you-spin-me-round-and-round/#comment-4213 <p>[...] After the banquet, our chapter met in a smaller room to go over some logistical issues, get last-minute pointers, and hear more encouragement. Coaches handed out awards like the “Multi-Marathon first-timer” to the guy who already ran 26 miles once, just to make sure he could. (The max training mileage that’s called for is only 20 miles.) I got the “Blog of the Year” award from Coach Alison, along with a pinwheel with a map attached, to commemorate the “Coach Spins-a-lot” reputation she got after I blogged about her odd map-spinning ways. Her attention to detail was impressive, because the map she attached was centered on exactly the point where I first witnessed her unique style of rotational navigation. [...]</p> […] After the banquet, our chapter met in a smaller room to go over some logistical issues, get last-minute pointers, and hear more encouragement. Coaches handed out awards like the “Multi-Marathon first-timer” to the guy who already ran 26 miles once, just to make sure he could. (The max training mileage that’s called for is only 20 miles.) I got the “Blog of the Year” award from Coach Alison, along with a pinwheel with a map attached, to commemorate the “Coach Spins-a-lot” reputation she got after I blogged about her odd map-spinning ways. Her attention to detail was impressive, because the map she attached was centered on exactly the point where I first witnessed her unique style of rotational navigation. […]

]]> By: TFM http://thefinitemonkey.com/2007/03/tnt-21-you-spin-me-round-and-round/comment-page-1/#comment-2799 TFM Fri, 16 Mar 2007 01:26:12 +0000 http://www.thefinitemonkey.com/2007/03/14/tnt-21-you-spin-me-round-and-round/#comment-2799 <p>Thank you so much for your support, Vernette. I never had the pleasure of meeting Lee and didn't remember the circumstances of his passing, but I will definitely keep him in mind now as I train for the April 29 marathon. My official "honored teammate" is a 12-year old friend, Reilly, who doesn't have leukemia, but has several serious illnesses to contend with, including some serious blood problem that hasn't quite been diagnosed. Unofficially, I'm also training in memory of my mom and mother-in-law, who both succumbed to cancer (lung cancer and leiomyosarcoma, respectively); and in honor of my friend Debbie, who just finished her last chemo treatment (and is doing well) after finding out she had breast cancer a few months ago. I will add Lee to my unofficial "memory" list.</p> Thank you so much for your support, Vernette. I never had the pleasure of meeting Lee and didn’t remember the circumstances of his passing, but I will definitely keep him in mind now as I train for the April 29 marathon. My official “honored teammate” is a 12-year old friend, Reilly, who doesn’t have leukemia, but has several serious illnesses to contend with, including some serious blood problem that hasn’t quite been diagnosed. Unofficially, I’m also training in memory of my mom and mother-in-law, who both succumbed to cancer (lung cancer and leiomyosarcoma, respectively); and in honor of my friend Debbie, who just finished her last chemo treatment (and is doing well) after finding out she had breast cancer a few months ago. I will add Lee to my unofficial “memory” list.

]]> By: Vernette Price http://thefinitemonkey.com/2007/03/tnt-21-you-spin-me-round-and-round/comment-page-1/#comment-2798 Vernette Price Fri, 16 Mar 2007 00:22:24 +0000 http://www.thefinitemonkey.com/2007/03/14/tnt-21-you-spin-me-round-and-round/#comment-2798 <p>Hi (cousin :) ) Mark;</p> <p>I want to thank you and applaud you for raising funds for the Leukemia and Lymphoma society.</p> <p>I don’t know if you remember that my husband Lee died from complications of lymphoma. </p> <p>During the bleakest time of my life, the Leukemia Society was a ray of shining light. Most welcome was the patient services support that my husband and family received from the organization.</p> <p>On behalf of my family, we thank you and wish you much luck in your fund raising effort.</p> <p>-Vernette</p> Hi (cousin :) ) Mark;

I want to thank you and applaud you for raising funds for the Leukemia and Lymphoma society.

I don’t know if you remember that my husband Lee died from complications of lymphoma.

During the bleakest time of my life, the Leukemia Society was a ray of shining light. Most welcome was the patient services support that my husband and family received from the organization.

On behalf of my family, we thank you and wish you much luck in your fund raising effort.

-Vernette

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