It is both invigorating and terrifying to be given someone else’s dream. For dreams, in essence, truly define a person. A dream is a desire or wish, that is held up high, as a focus, without fears or limitations to subvert the concept. In reality, unfortunately, there may be barriers that can make those dreams impossible or nearly so. That fact may cause some to mothball or completely forget those aspirations. Others hold strong in…
It’s October, and this year, Halloween is going to be on a Saturday. Do you know what else takes place on Saturdays? That’s right, Uberthons races. I have run in the Halloweenathon every year since it debuted in 2012, but this will be the first year that I get to run it actually on Halloween! (Don’t worry, it’s a morning race, so it won’t interfere with trick-or-treat parenting duties.) As in past years, the Halloweenathon…
A little over a month ago, I previewed the Andiethon, a virtual 5K race put together by Uberthons to benefit local runner Andie Proskus. (Read Andie’s profile page here; also read Teresa Wymetalek’s write-up of Andie and the muscular disease that afflicts her.) The goal of the virtual race is to raise enough money to purchase a Hoyt Running Chair so that Andie can continue to enjoy racing. Of the $20 race fee*, $5 goes…
If you run enough races in the Portland area, particularly in the southwest metro area, you’ll likely to have seen Andie Proskus, either in a race herself or just out on her own. Run Oregon blogger Teresa Wymetalek provided a nice write-up of Andie’s background a year ago, from a brief description of the muscular disease that has afflicted her body but not her spirit, to her determination to continue walking/racing as long as she…
