JOURNAL ARCHIVE: From: Kerry Burgess
Sent: Monday, March 20, 2006 3:47 PM
To: Kerry Burgess
Subject: Re: 841 days
Kerry Burgess wrote:
It's been 841 days since I ran the Seattle Marathon. As I was waiting for the race to start, a very attractive young woman kicked my foot and I started talking to her. She was going to college in Provo and I described being out there the previous year for Ironman Utah. She told me that people say to stay out of that lake now because of "dead bodies" in it. I saw her later and she was far ahead of me in the race. I remember also thinking that people were watching me, beyond the normal spectating. I passed by a group of people and heard someone say "there he is." The next day at work, the director my group told me she had been there to watch the finish of the race. She described how she had accidently showed up or something like that, but I wasn't buying it. A cute woman at work that day was wearing clothes that looked suspicously similar to what I had wore for the race.
I think this was the 4th of 5 marathons I finished in a year period. I'm not sure of exact dates offhand but between Dec 2002 and Dec 2003, I completed 5 marathons, 2 sprint triathlons, and I trained for and participated in Ironman CDA, but I dropped out at the midpoint [ of the 2nd of 3 event courses ], completing the 2.4 mile swim and then 56 miles of the bike. I had developed serious cramps in my legs during the swim and a cramp in my lower leg [ correction: lower back ] was very painful. It was also extremely hot and I let myself get dehydrated. I could have probably taken some advil to relieve the pain in my leg, but being so dehydrated, I was worried about taking anything. I dropped out of the race and didn't really start regretting it until about 3 or days later, so that was an indication to me that I should have dropped out. If I had started regretting it right away, then I probably could have kept going on and at least finished the bike course.
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http://articles.latimes.com/1994-12-22/news/mn-11919_1_kidney-damage
Los Angeles Times
Long Acetaminophen Use Linked to Kidney Damage : Health: The painkiller is sold mostly under the Tylenol label. Researchers note it is safe and useful in most cases.
December 22, 1994 THOMAS H. MAUGH II TIMES MEDICAL WRITER
The painkiller acetaminophen can severely damage kidneys if it is taken for long periods, according to a new study that reinforces previous fears about the popular drug.
Acetaminophen, most commonly known by the trade name Tylenol, causes an estimated 10% of the 50,000 cases of kidney failure that occur in the United States each year, the researchers report today in the New England Journal of Medicine. Preventing those cases could save the country $700 million a year in health expenses, according to government figures.
An average daily dose of more than one tablet can double the risk of kidney failure, as can the use of more than 1,000 tablets over an extended period, according to researchers from the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health in Baltimore.
The report comes only a day after a separate team reported that taking the drug during a fast, either voluntary or caused by illness, can cause serious liver damage.
The two reports represent a major dilemma for the millions of people who require frequent pain relief and who have switched from aspirin to acetaminophen because it was thought to be safer.
JOURNAL ARCHIVE: From: Kerry Burgess
To: Kerry Burgess
Sent: Tue, May 16, 2006 10:13:21 AM
Subject: WHEN DO I GET OUT OF HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WHEN DO I GET OUT OF HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THESE PEOPLE ARE DRIVING ME GODDAMNED CRAZY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WHEN DO I GET OUT OF HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THESE PEOPLE ARE DRIVING ME GODDAMNED CRAZY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WHEN DO I GET OUT OF HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THESE PEOPLE ARE DRIVING ME GODDAMNED CRAZY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WHEN DO I GET OUT OF HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THESE PEOPLE ARE DRIVING ME GODDAMNED CRAZY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WHEN DO I GET OUT OF HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THESE PEOPLE ARE DRIVING ME GODDAMNED CRAZY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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JOURNAL ARCHIVE: 05/04/07 12:08 AM
When do I get to go HOME!!!!
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http://www.ironman.com/triathlon/events/americas/ironman/coeur-dalene/results.aspx?race=coeurdalene&rd=20030629
IRONMAN
06/29/2003 Results: Coeur d'Alene
http://www.ironman.com/triathlon/events/americas/ironman/coeur-dalene/results.aspx?rd=20030629&race=coeurdalene&bidid=754&detail=1
IRONMAN
Kerry Burgess
BIB 754
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- posted by H.V.O.M - Kerry Wayne Burgess 2:51 PM Pacific Time Spokane Valley Washington USA Friday 19 August 2016
