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A Different Kind of Running. Monthly Archives: September 2014. September 28, 2014. Dakota M Draconi, MSW. Maverick’s Pony Express 5K 2014 Race Report. One year ago I ran my inaugural 5K race. I did it, but… let’s face it… it wasn’t pretty. I was afraid I was going to die, and I was afraid I wasn’t at the same time. If you want, you can read the full Maverick’s Pony Express 2013 Race Report. I am going through so many emotions right now, as I begin writing this race report. Life on Life’s Terms and ...
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Grief, Running, and Survival | Full Circle
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A Different Kind of Running. August 5, 2014. Dakota M Draconi, MSW. Grief, Running, and Survival. As hard as my November 2013 was, my July 2014 was much harder than my November 2013. I didn’t think it was possible… but apparently it was. Thank goodness I have running to save my ass and my sanity. 8220;You might want to get ahold of your cardiologist,” she said. 8221; The answer was “Absolutely not. No running.” And there I was… stuck in my fear, with no outlet in sight. I was already scheduled for my ann...
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Maverick’s Pony Express 5K 2014 Race Report | Full Circle
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A Different Kind of Running. September 28, 2014. Dakota M Draconi, MSW. Maverick’s Pony Express 5K 2014 Race Report. One year ago I ran my inaugural 5K race. I did it, but… let’s face it… it wasn’t pretty. I was afraid I was going to die, and I was afraid I wasn’t at the same time. If you want, you can read the full Maverick’s Pony Express 2013 Race Report. I am going through so many emotions right now, as I begin writing this race report. I asked Corky to write on my cast…. For Qory with a Q…. I donR...
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Maverick’s Pony Express 5K Race Report | Full Circle
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A Different Kind of Running. September 29, 2013. Dakota M Draconi, MSW. Maverick’s Pony Express 5K Race Report. Well I did it, I conquered my innaugural 5K… YESSSSSSSSS. OMG YES. I also learned some important lessons along the way. Lesson #1 (Isn’t this always the biggest lesson? On to the report. See lesson #1. Don’t get me wrong, I hadn’t learned that lesson. In case you’ve lost count, that is EIGHT times I smoked before the race began. Eight times to my usual one time. And many of those ...How could a...
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Race(s) Report: Sole to Soul Summer Series | Full Circle
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A Different Kind of Running. August 21, 2014. Dakota M Draconi, MSW. Race(s) Report: Sole to Soul Summer Series. I’m gonna just put this out there, right off the bat: I MADE IT! Holy crap. Six races, every other week, at NIGHT, through the summer heat of the Central Valley, and on a course that became my nemesis. And I lived to tell the story. Ha! That is nothing short of a miracle. Summer Series Race #1. Richelle, Nasreen, and I. Jessica, Johanna, and I. Finally, we were off…. The finish picture…. It wa...
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Race Reports: Second Wind, Angel Babies, Rock N Glow | Full Circle
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A Different Kind of Running. June 28, 2014. Dakota M Draconi, MSW. Race Reports: Second Wind, Angel Babies, Rock N Glow. I fell behind on race reports… so the hell with it. I’m going to combine three race reports into one post, then I’m going to start a draft for the series of six 5K’s I’m running right now to post when I’m done with all six. I’ve done two of them so far, but more about that later. Second Wind 5K – April 26, 2014. My perspective on this race could be summed up in two statements:. Once we...
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Dakota M Draconi, MSW | Full Circle
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A Different Kind of Running. September 28, 2014. Dakota M Draconi, MSW. Maverick’s Pony Express 5K 2014 Race Report. One year ago I ran my inaugural 5K race. I did it, but… let’s face it… it wasn’t pretty. I was afraid I was going to die, and I was afraid I wasn’t at the same time. If you want, you can read the full Maverick’s Pony Express 2013 Race Report. I am going through so many emotions right now, as I begin writing this race report. I asked Corky to write on my cast…. For Qory with a Q…. I donR...
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I Need to Run, and I Need to Write | Full Circle
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A Different Kind of Running. August 25, 2014. Dakota M Draconi, MSW. I Need to Run, and I Need to Write. This is a difficult post to write, because I cannot come out and say what I need to say… but I need to write it none the less. Saturday he shut down, spent the day in bed, and was non-communicative. Sunday I got up and ran, my fastest single mile yet: 11:45. I didn’t care, but I knew I had to do it. Going through the motions. Then we did chores and spent the rest of the day playing c...While I was run...
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A Different Kind of Running. May 15, 2014. Dakota M Draconi, MSW. Another Mother’s Day, Come and Gone. I’m three race reports behind. Oh well. I will get to them. Thank God another Mother’s Day has come and – more importantly – GONE. And, of course, since I lost Qory,. it’s even worse. Because there’s a hole in my heart. Because well-meaning people say ridiculous things. Because it’s just another reminder of Qory’s physical absence in my world. 8221; And my heart sunk. Deeper and deeper into the abyss.
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Redemption Race in Two Days | Full Circle
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A Different Kind of Running. September 25, 2014. Dakota M Draconi, MSW. Redemption Race in Two Days. Once again, so much has happened since I last posted. And then there’s Brandon… who is okay with me writing about what’s going on with him, in a vague way, but doesn’t want me publicly stating his diagnosis. I need to respect his privacy on this, although I admit that at times it’s difficult… and it’s probably the biggest reason I haven’t been posting. We should return to Stanford to begin treatment withi...
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