Tuesday, September 25, 2012

September 2012

This is David by the way!!
Anyway, today is four days before the big Race my first Ultra marathon. It is in the Mountains north west of Pagosa Springs Colorado. It is called the Devil Mountain Ultra Marathon. It is a 50 K (31 Mile) trail run with 4800 + feet elevation incline throughout the race climbing up to 10,000 feet elivation… Crazy. I have really enjoyed running, it helps me so much.  I am so excited about this race. I am like a 12 year old boy the day before hunting season starts or on Christmas eve. The night before the races and even days before I have trouble sleeping  and I am so anxious I can hardly contain myself. Running just makes me happy. The family and I have ran allot this year and it is so fun to watch the family grow closer together and get excited about their progress and failures and aches and pains. It is awesome.

Before the surgery my physical passion was lifting weights. I always prided myself on being strong however, the surgery put an end to my weight lifting days. It is frustrating at times because I am occasionally asked to help people move and I just have to tell them I can not lift anything that causes me to hold my breath. My two sons now get a lot of lifting opportunities. They are so good about it they police me pretty good warn me if I try to do to much.


I still have to watch myself so as I do not over do it on new activities. It is a strange thing. I can run for hours and am OK however, if I do something that I have not worked up to it wipes me out. Me getting wiped out by some physical activity is becoming fewer and fewer. I feel so blessed to have recovered like I have. I still feel delicate at time but I am not complaining. I'm so grateful to my Heavenly Father for all my blessing. I hope all of you are doing well and wish you the best in your recovery's.

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

three years later...



What a recovery! David now thinks he is invincible and has taken up the sport of running. Running is something David never thought he would be able to do since his top vertebrae was trimmed to allow the cerebellum extra space, but after watching his family team run the Wasatch Back Ragnar relay in 2011, he decided it looked fun enough he had to try.

David began running in July of 2011 and after a few months learned it was something he enjoyed! He ran the Rockwell mud run as his very first race and then quickly signed the family up for the Las Vegas Ragnar relay. We had a great mix of family with our kids and his brothers and sisters. Who knew running could be so fun!

David's goal of running a half marathon was realized in March of 2012 when he ran the Canyonlands half marathon with his sister and her husband. His next big race is in April when he tackles the Salt Lake City Marathon.

When you ask David why he likes to run so much, his answer is simply, "Because I can." He is grateful every day that the doctors took such good care of him and that he is still able to do hard things...even things he never dreamed he could do!