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2:00:09.  Doesn't look like much, but it was the longest I have been able to run in 3 weeks, and I as long as I don't run too hard, it is quite tolerable.  It was very hilly - and 13 mins faster than I ran this same route 15 months ago ... so all and all I am happy with it.

I will be missing a couple runs this week because of some more tests.  So, I have two things going on - the one that is affecting my running is the stomach issue -- the medicine is helping, it just will take a little while and I am a little tired.   

TMI alert.  I don't like to talk about personal issues on the running blog, but you will remember that I wrote up a little "cautionary tale" about my basal and squamous cell carcinomas a couple of years ago - to remind you all to wear sunscreen ;-).  Well, especially for my 45+ year old running friends, todays tale is about getting your mammograms.The other issue is that I have had an abnormal mammogram - and I have to have two types of biopsies.  The abnormalities are of "intermediate" concern.  There are two different abnormal things they found, each of them separately would be of "concern" and likely to require a biopsy, but both of them together doubles the risk of cancer (and one area is in a bad place for them to get to so they might have to do surgery) - therefore, it is requiring more invasive biopsies than usual.  It is likely that I will miss one or days of running this coming week, and then depending on how that goes I might miss a few more days the following week.  All of this is just to remind you that if you are over 40, don't put off your yearly mammograms - and if you are closer to 50 -- even a bigger reason not to put it off.

Today we are watching the Amory Indoor track meet! there were some incredible races (I already know the results, but still I am excited to watch).  Last week Anna Pierce had a tough 1500m race -- but this week, she ran a super 800 meters.  And my favorite Ethopian runner - Tirunesh Debaba is BACK!!  Whoohoo!

1:16:43 (ok a little longer than 8.5, but not quite 9).  I was a little late this morning getting started so I had to cut my run a little short. 

So, biopsy was both worse than I thought it was going to be and not as bad as I thought it would be ;-).  So, bad news is, this will either be positive for cancer - or it will be negative and the doctor will make me have a different type of biopsy (because she doesn't think she was able to get to one of the areas she was concerned about).  Yucky.  

On a very very positive note, it is beautiful here right now!!

Happy Tuesday bloggers. 

AM: (8.5, 1:12:08).  I wanted to run 10, but I was pretty achy after 20 mins, so I decided not to push too much today.  As you can see, I am trying to remain positive and I am preblogging 4 miles for tonight.  I will modify if the pain that I am feeling right now either gets worse or doesn't abate.  Compared to the nausea, this pain is a piece of cake ;-).  The stomach issues are getting a little better every day ... I don't want to, but I guess I will have to follow through with the tests they are running next week, but I am very optimistic that the tummy issues (actually, based on the tests so far it is my bile duct -- but it is near the tummy ;-) ) are on the mend.

PM: 4 miles.

I hope you are all doing well -- another good weekend this weekend - track and field on ESPN2 on Sunday, the USATF classic is on at 12PM EST.  Galen Rupp will be making an American Record attempt in the 2 mile (indoor) - so it should be a great meet!!!

A good read about an up-and-coming track standout here ... 

1:02:24.  Beautiful day, fed Dover carrots.

Despite not really "goofing off" this morning, I still barely made it on time to my first meeting ARG!   Somehow I need to get caught up on all my work.  This all-day-tuesday-at-the-doctors-and-having-tests-biopsies-and-other-unpleasantness is seriously affecting my work even more than feel like crap does ;-).

Happy Friday bloggers 

AM: (8 miles, 1:11:20).  Yes, that is what I am talking about!  Still not 100%, but at least 50% better than last week - still hurts when I run, but the nausea is not nearly as bad, and the pain is in the tolerable range (as long as I don't run fast).  Still have a couple more tests next week for the tummy thing - but it looks like it is a dilated bile duct -- which means more bile acid in my esophagus and stomach -- which means inflammation of both of these organs/sites.  Tests are to see if there will need to be some sort of treatment for what is causing the dilation (maybe a stone, maybe some other sort of inflammation) -- but the medicine should continue to help heal the current tissue (just takes a little time) -- they might give me a different type on Tuesday, which may work a little faster even.  YEA.  This week was the first week that I did not have spend one full day in bed - so it is most definite progress.

PM: easy 4.

Tomorrow is going be some AWESOME track and field!! We are part of the Neilson  ratings - so hopefully track and field will get a little love during sweeps week ;-)