Inspiration Point in Tilden Park

Last Saturday, we ran at Inspiration Point. Appropriately named I must add. It was a cold morning, but we didn't let that stop us. Right before the run, we learned some news about our friend and team honoree David B. As we ran, we thought of David and his strength along with others battling blood cancers. Here is what happened to David (mind you he was diagnosed with Waldenstroms Non Hodgkin's Lymphoma back on October 31st, 2006 and despite his pain, he's been an active participant with Team in Training, running numerous marathons and this season, his plan is to train and ride in four to five 100 mile century rides in 2012).

On Monday, February 13th at 10:15am, David was in the emergency room at San Ramon Regional Hospital after experiencing extreme stomach pains following a workout at his gym that morning. Doctors and nurses were all around him and he had a tube down his nose pumping out his stomach. He was admitted by 1:00pm and in a hospital bed by 2pm. The following night, the doctors took a peek through an incision below his belly button and found the problem. They made about a 1 inch slice in his skin, pulled out 7 feet of lower intestine that had twisted and removed an adhesion band that was causing the problem. In David's own words, "Afterward they stuffed it back into me and zipped me up. Thank God for great doctors!!! I lived in the Hospital until Friday, and was released at 1:30pm. What a week!!!!  It is very hard for me to be in a bed for a week, when I could be riding a bike and eating cheese up in Marin County. Now the kicker...NO RIDING, NO RUNNING, NO LIFTING for six weeks...OUCH!" Due to this set-back David will not be able to cycle with his Team in Training group who will be doing the Solvang Century Bike Ride in March, but it's amazing how positive he is and how he will be back at it before we know it. Though he won't be able to participate in these activities himself, he will be out there cheering everyone on!

It's times like this where we run because we can and we run for those who can't. Below is a photo we took from our run at Inspiration Point. We run because we can. We run for those who can't. Thanks for reading!