Island Chronicles by Augusto Decastro
Archive for April, 2011
North Shore Marathon Dedications
I’ve dedicated my first two marathons to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. The first ever North Shore Marathon will be my third, and this time I am going to switch it up and dedicate it to three other causes. 1. To my Mom who has survived her bout with cancer. 2. To the people of [...]
On The Road To The First Ever North Shore Marathon
I decided to drive the North Shore Marathon course as part of my training and preparation. As you can see from the video I made below, the course is fairly flat, and we will be running on asphalt most of the way. Farrington Highway is a long stretch of straight road. I like curves and [...]
Face of a Cancer Survivor
My mother was diagnosed with Ovarian cancer around this same time last year. After five hours of nerve wracking surgery, a week of ups and downs in ICU, and four gruesome months in chemotherapy, a survivor emerged. When I asked her what her thoughts were about the ordeal she has gone through, she replied, “It [...]