Heather radiant at home after the race.
Heather with her mom, and her aunt Joan, who is a lymphoma survivor.
Heather on the home stretch!
My wife, cellist Heather Blackburn, completed the Portland Marathon today! Less than 1/10th of 1% of people on the planet have finished a marathon. Heather’s a total hero and rock star!
She’s great not only for training for and finishing the race, but also for doing it as part of Team in Training, an organization which trains runners and walkers, and raises money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Her team raised over $350,000 this year! Go Team!!
UPDATE: here’s a link to her stats.
One reply on “walking for a cure”
That is so awesome! I was thinking about her on the big day. Congrats, she IS a rock star.
Since I never remember to sign in and am too lazy to comment, I wanted to also say I love Rilke. That excerpt you posted is beautiful.
And I’m really sorry to hear about Martha, I didn’t know her but judging by her many friends she must have been a great person.