My all-star Husband

So even though Anthony has access to blog on this site, he's often too busy (or maybe it's just too cheesy for him), so it usually gets left up to me. On the up-side of this - I get to take a minute to brag on him - which is good because he wouldn't do it himself.

Anthony was named as one of the M3 Resident All-Stars. This award is given to the resident/or residents who display the characteristics that doctors and students should strive for; meaning that he is an awesome teacher, exciting lecturer, displays outstanding bedside manner, and is fun to be around at 3 in the morning on call. This makes him the "best doctor ever"!!! I'm so proud of him - I knew he was a great doctor, but I'm glad that his hard work does not go unnoticed by others.

Anthony's had an exciting week! He also just ran his first 5K (3.1miles) at the "Run from the SUN" - run to benefit and raise awareness of Melanoma, and other skin related cancers. This run was in downtown Jackson and many of the medicine (and med peds as the case may be) residents participated. Their shirts were really cute - they said "Dyspneic Docs" on the front and "Running Hard and Breathing Harder" on the back. I thought that this was particularly funny!! The last stretch was really brutal - they had to run around the coliseum and then back up High Street! Most people bring their kids to the races, so we decide that we should too... so we took Gabby! She was a very good little girl and a big hit with the kids. I'm so proud of Anthony - he did great!! :)

Seaside 1/2 marathon

Who knew that freezing temps were possible in Seaside, FL in MARCH!?! Well... I'm here to tell you that they indeed are! Anthony & I drove down to FL Friday afternoon after he got out of clinic and made it to the Candlewood Suites in Miramar somewhat after midnight. (BTW we HIGHLY recommend this hotel - they are nice, clean, cheap and have a little kitchenette too - w/ a full refridgerator; and they have free wireless internet!). We enjoyed a day at the beach and picked up my race packet on Saturday, then enjoyed a little shopping at the outlet malls. I got a suit to defend my dissertation (in less than 4 wks) and Anthony racked up on socks and ties!
The race was on Sunday morning, and Anthony was a really good sport and agreed to get up and come with me early- he even sat in a coffeeshop in Seaside to study while I ran. When we got there it was probably about 34*F - BRRRR, but it felt kinda good once I got going. The race was great - an out and back along 30A - lots of pretty houses to look at; the only down side was that the wind was against me for the 1st 1/2, but that also meant that it was with me on the way back. I was really shooting for 2 hours this race, and nearly made it. My official chip time was 2:01:29:93. I'm not terribly dissapointed as this is a nice record for me, the downside is that i won't have much time to run I don't think next year - bummer. Anyway- if you're remotely interested in running a 1/2 marathon, this is a GREAT one - here's the link: Seaside 1/2 Marathon. Thanks for cheering me on!! :)
Next race = Legal Beagle (5K) for the Young Lawyers association - March 14.

MS Blues 2009

This is the 2nd year I've run the MS blues 1/2 marathon. My time this year was a bit (about 30 seconds to be exact) slower than last year at 2:10. That's ok for me, about average really. In my defense it was a little hotter, and a lot muggier - last year we wore long sleeves most of the race and were comfortable! Not so much this year. The people from AZ were asking "Is it always so sticky here?" I said - well about 360 days a year! Ha! So this past year, I ran the Chicago marathon, and in 2009 I'll have run the MS blues 1/2 marathon, and I'm heading to Seaside FL at the beginning of March for the 1/2 marathon there. I'm super excited about this for several reasons; not only is it the most wonderful place on earth, but also because the course is supposed to be flat, you get a vera bradley bag as a finishing prize (beats a cotton t-shirt any day!), and the fact that it raises money for the local Charter school. My goal is to finish in 2hrs - I think that if it really is flat this will be possible - but we'll see. Then when I'm in Seattle in April-May, I'm going to run a 5K for the American Academy of Neurology - which should be interesting, me and about 100 other old men :). I bet i have a chance to win my age group at least! Other than that I'm not sure how many other races I'll have time for - given that Med school is starting back in June. YEAH! :) That's all for now!

Chicago Marathon 2008

Hi Friends,
I know it's rediculous how rarely I write on here, but believe it or not, our life isn't all that exciting and UMC is pretty much the same day in and day out. However over the next few months we do have some exciting plans. and I'll post pictures on here.
The above photo (and link if you click on it) are pictures from the Chicago Marathon. My friend Jeanann came along too - she was a great travel companion even when we got dropped in the middle of the highway at a "bus stop." The city was fun as always - even though we didn't really get to enjoy it for too long. We flew up on Friday and returned on Sunday evening. The marathon itself was - in a nutshell - hot and long. But the people and neighborhoods were great. they all came out and gave out water and gatorade, and ice and oragnes, and sprayed us down with waterhoses and sprinklers. what was really funny was that it was hotter on Oct 12 in Chicago than it was in Jackson. My training fault is that i normally began my long runs on Saturdy morning around 5:30 so i could finish before it got too hot; unfortunately the real race didn't start until 8:00 and I didn't cross the start line until 8:20ish (yes there were that many people ahead of me). I finished just under 5 hours, which was a little more than i had hoped for, but this was my first marathon. I had a great time, but the pain came afterwards. The first day after - it was joint pain, knees and ankles really hurt. The 2nd day after was the muscle pain - which was a bit worse than regular run muscle pain, but went away after a few days as well. No long term damage that I can tell. I 've been taking it easy for the past few weeks - which is a nice break - but am looking forward to getting back to the running routine. The next race that I've signed up for is the MS Blues 1/2 marathon in Jackson in January. I haven't signed up officially yet, but I'd really like to run in the Seaside 1/2 marathon in march - just because I really love seaside and think it's a great excuse to go to the beach for the weekend! I'll keep you posted and keep posting pictures.

race results

Race stats curtosy of Online Race Results


Mississippi Blues Marathon - Half Marathon

date: Jan 5th, 2008
location: Jackson, MS
Summary
number of finishers: 689
number of females: 377
number of males: 312
average time: 02:23:11

Kim Gannon
bib number: 1145
age: 26
gender: F
overall place: 296 out of 689
division place: 21 out of 63
gender place: 105 out of 377
time: 2:09:39
pace: 9:54

not too shabby for the first one!

MS Blues Marathon

I finished the MS blues 1/2 marathon this morning!
We got to bed decently early last night and were up this morning about 5:00. I picked up two of my friends that live close by and we headed down town. It was cold this morning, but you warm up really quickly, so i wore a long sleeve shirt over a short sleeve shirt, so i could take off the long sleeve when i got too hot (about mile 4). We parked at Woodland Hills Baptist Church and lined up to get ready. I started running with some other girls from school, but i could only keep up with them for the first ~4.5 miles- they were running 9 min miles, and i'm more comfortable closer to a 10 min mile. Jackson turned out to be more hilly than I had imagined - and Anthony and I thought that there were no mountains here! ha! Regardless it was a really good race and i finished in 2hrs 10 min. THey took pictures along the course and at the finish line, so i'm hoping that there will be something posted online. I will post a link or copy pictures on here soon hopefully. They had some good blues music playing at the finish line and at a couple of points along the race. AFterwards the studetns from the MS school of therapeautic massage were giving free massages, and even though i really don't like other people rubbing on me, i took them up on a free leg/knee massage and stretch. we went down the hill and got some cups coffee to warm up, listened to the blues music a little longer, and then headed back toward the house. it was a good morning overall. They did a really great job putting it together and I will definately run it again next year.

now... just gotta decide what to sign up for next!