Living with Lupus ... everyday life, pain management, and racing for a cure for lupus: May 10: A very brief update

Monday, May 10, 2010

May 10: A very brief update

I am officially 10% of the way to my goal to run 50 races in 50 places in less than 5 years! I have now completed a half marathon in 5 states: Kentucky, Indiana, Missouri, Ohio, and Illinois. Only 45 states to go!

(I'm very sleepy, so I will post about my fifth race later.)

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Races

Number of States Completed: 13

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas - White River in Cotter

California

Colorado - Rock n Roll in Denver

Connecticut

Deleware

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois - Bridge the Gap to Health in Quincy

Indiana - Circle of Life at IU

Iowa - 12:1 in Danville

Kansas - Kansas Marathon & Half in Lawrence

Kentucky - Bowling Green Total Fitness Connections

Louisiana -

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan - Dexter-Ann Arbor Run

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri - Go! St Louis in St Louis April

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio - Flying Pig in Cincinnati

Oklahoma - Route 66 in Tulsa

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee - Germantown in Memphis

Texas - Cowtown full marathon in Ft Wort

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia - Marshall University half marathon in Huntington

Wisconsin

Wyoming

completed races are listed

Another Goal

2010: Because I am challenging my body with these races, I decided I wanted to also challenge my mind. Since moving to St. Louis, I admittedly haven't read as much as I'd like to. Therefore, I've decided to read (or listen to) at least 52 books this year. I got a late start, but will hopefully be caught up soon. I will read most of the books, but some will be audiobooks since I like to listen to books when I run.

2011: I enjoyed completing this goal last year, and I have decided to repeat this goal. This year I want to read at least 52 books.

2012: I did not complete my racing nor my reading goals in 2011. Unfortunately, my Grandfather was ill, and I spent my racing money to travel and visit him. Also, due to my lupus, I was temporarily told by my doctor to stop running--although I could, and did, go for brisk walks. My grandfather recently lost his battle with pancreatic cancer, and I know he would want me to continue with my racing. I know he was proud of me, and of my goal to raise awareness about lupus. Thus, my goals for 2012 include more races and more books :-)

Books read in 2012

30) Atonement by Ian McEwan
29) Rebecca by Daphne Due Maurier
28) Band of Brothers by Stephen E. Ambrose
27) Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut
26) The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
25) The Hidden Magic of Walt Disney World by Susan Veness
24) Catch-22 by Joseph Heller (another reread)
23) The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (a reread of an old favorite)
22) Middlemarch by George Eliot
21) Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin
20) The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton
19) The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey
18) The Seventh Son by Orson Scott Card
17) A Room With a View by E. M. Forster
16) The Secret History by Donna Tartt
15) The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury
14) The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
13) The Adventures of Augie March by Saul Bellow
12) 1984 by George Orwell
11) Dracula by Bram Stoker
10) The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
9) Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery (a reread of a childhood favorite)
8) In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin by Erik Larson
7) The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
6) Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
5) Howard's End by E. M. Forster
4) Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson (I hadn't read this since I was a kid!)
3) The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
2) Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates
1) Tobacco Road by Erskine Caldwell

Books read in 2011

31) Anthem by Ayn Rand
30) The Sign of Four by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
29) You: The Owner's Manual by Michael F. Roizen and Mehmet C. Oz
28) Refresh Your Home by the Editors of The Family Handyman
27) Design on a Dime by HGTV Books and Amy Tincher-Durik
26) The Ultimate Guide to Home Wiring by the Editors of Creative Homeowner
25) Black and Decker: The Complete Guide to Home Repair (I count it because I actually read the whole thing--every page!)
24) The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
23) The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
22) The Island of Doctor Moreau by H.G. Wells
21) The McSweeney's Joke Book of Book Jokes
20) The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes
19) The Awakening by Kate Chopin
18) A Clash of Kings by George R. R. Martin
17) A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin
16) Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
15) The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
14) Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
13) Enchantment by Orson Scott Card
12) Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
11) What is Left the Daughter by Howard Norman
10) The Lost Gate by Orson Scott Card
9) Bossypants by Tina Fey
8) Bitter is the New Black by Jen Lancaster
7) I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore
6) The Hundred Secret Senses by Amy Tan
5) The Good Son by Michael Gruber
4) Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
3) 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
2) The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells
1) A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole

Books Read in 2010

52) The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth
51) The Bonesetter's Daughter by Amy Tan (a reread of a favorite)
50) Becoming Jane Eyre by Sheila Kohler
49) Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
48) The Violent Bear It Away by Flannery O'Connor
47) The Dead Lie Down by Sophie Hannah (the crazy, obsessed stalker brings new meaning to "scary Mary!")
46) The Road by Cormac McCarthy (so depressing!)
45) Absurdistan by Gary Shteyngart (a colossal waste of time!)
44) Fury by Koren Zailckas
43) SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
42) The American: A Special Edition of a Very Private Gentleman by Martin Booth
41) The Road by Cormac McCarthy (what a depressing book!)
40) Watership Down by Richard Adams (a reread of a childhood favorite)
39) Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay
38) Life of Pi by Yann Martel
37) Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook by Anthony Bourdain
36) Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
35) Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
34) The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
33) Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang by Kate Wilhelm
32) The Scent of Rain and Lightening by Nancy Pickard
31) Letter to My Daughter by Maya Angelou
30) Designated Fat Girl: A Memoir by Jennifer Joyner
29) Change Your Brain, Change Your Body by Daniel G. Amen
28) What I Eat: Around the World in 80 Diets by Faith D'Aluisio and Peter Menzel
27) Shiloh and Other Stories by Bobbie Ann Mason
26) The Help by Katherine Stockett
25) Beautiful Boy : A Father's Journey through His Son's Addiction by David Scheff
24) A Whole New Mind by Daniel H. Pink
23) The Talent Code by Daniel Coyle
22) My Life in France by Julia Child and Alex Prud'Homme
21) 13 Things That Don't Make Sense by Michael Brooks
20) Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely
19) Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
18) Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
17) When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris
16) The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
15) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
14) The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
13) Heat Wave by "Richard Castle" - I was curious
12) In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan
11) Ringworld by Larry Niven
10) Making Rounds with Oscar by David Dosa
9) The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham
8) Smoke and Mirrors by Neil Gaiman
7) The Soloist by Steve Lopez
6) Stuffed: Adventures of a Restaurant Family by Patricia Volk
5) What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami
4) Runner's World The Complete Book of Running
3) The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
2) The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
1) The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

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