Some Say I may be crazy

Some may say that I am crazy
People that know might even say that I am insane.  I can surely tell that the wait for surgery is a bit much but this past Saturday a little more than 6 weeks out I finished my 52 Marathon.  I feel that running keeps me sane.  It seems to put things into perspective.  The stresses from work and now this up and coming surgery seem to melt away when I am out breathing the fresh air and watching the world go by step by step.
There are numerous great running quotes out there and here is one that I saw recently that sticks with me.
You don't stop running because your old,
You get old because you stop running.
Dennis signed my guest book the other day and I can sure say that is a motto he lives by and will be my inspiration as I travel down this road.
Dennis is 76 with 35,000 miles and 23 marathons to his credit and looks forward to the day to run another marathon after he has fully recovered from his surgery.  I have seen people with one leg, cancer survivors, and even one guy in a traditional wheel chair at running events.
I had a chance to speak to the gentleman in the wheel chair at the finish and I mentioned that he was such an inspiration and he turned the tables and said that mere fact keeps him going.  I would have never thought of it that way.  We all have our stories to tell and must admit this journal and reading the many others has truly helped.
Sometimes I worry that maybe I should have had the surgery done sooner rather than later but at the time I had so many ducks I wanted to get in a row and hope that the wait was worth it.  I am sure that my case is somewhat unique in the fact that outside of the obvious sound of the murmur and regurgitation shown by the echocardiogram and even the buzzing sound I sometimes feel in my chest I have no outward symptoms.  If like others, I found it difficult to climb a flight of stairs or get dizzy when I stood up then the answer would have been different when it comes to setting a date.
Only time will tell and by being a runner I am very in tune with my body and if I feel the slightest of changes then the date can easily be moved up.  I might not be able to get the same surgeon that I have selected but I am sure anyone at the Cleveland Clinic will do a fine job.  I fly airplanes as a profession and in my line of work it all comes down to trust.  I am use to trusting others on a daily basis so in my mind this is no different.
45 days, 18 hours, 15 minutes and 12 seconds but who's counting.