Category Archives: Tornado

Many levels of recovery and healing

This week marked a year since the tornado devastated the city of Tuscaloosa and much of the state of Alabama. There were several memorial services and memories of those who were lost.  The heroes who assisted were also remembered. Thousands … Continue reading

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Deferred

After the tornado I wrote about deferring races I had planned because there were other priorities.  As summer went on, things began seeming “normal” again – or as normal as life would be and I resumed my race schedule, though … Continue reading

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Rebuilding

Today I ran for the first time in two weeks.  I’ll need to do a little rebuilding but it went pretty well. My heel feels better and I maintained a consistent pace through the entire run.  And I ran the … Continue reading

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No longer a beginner – Callaway Gardens Sprint

Today I completed my third triathlon. That takes me out of the beginner’s ranks and, I guess, into experienced ranks. I don’t feel experienced yet. This was supposed to be my first triathlon but I started getting antsy to do … Continue reading

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Tour de Cure: Take the ride of your life

This morning was the Birmingham Tour de Cure, an event to raise awareness about and funds for American Diabetes Association. It’s a bike ride more than a race with choices of distances. I did the 20 mile ride along with … Continue reading

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From “I guess…” back to “I’m ready…”

Yesterday I did not really feel like training. This is just not usual. In fact, I don’t remember a day in the past year that I really haven’t felt like training. Tired, maybe, but not the way I felt yesterday. … Continue reading

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Recovery of various kinds

Tuscaloosa is in a phase of recovery and so am I. It has been a difficult week here. There are signs of recovery though. The power is mostly back on and the power workers from 18 states have gone home. … Continue reading

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