Story 17: The Joy Bucket

It’s here and printed and ready for you to enjoy! “The Bucket” - a journey to finding joy was released on December 25th, 2022.  And this episode brings together Caroline, Nico and Vanessa to talk about the story and how it was brought to being. 

2022 was the 10 year anniversary of #outruncancer marking the 10 year promise between Caroline and Vanessa - a friendship that started in high school and deepened through their cancer journeys which continues on.  

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Story 16: アテネマラソン Part 2

Part 2: 今回は、バニッサのよく聞く、大好きなランニングポッドキャスター、ランニングチャンネルの上田れいさんがゲストです。レイさんは毎週、ランニングについてのヒントやランニングの実体験を話してくれますので、とても参考になるポッドキャストですよ。

今週は、上田さんとバネッサのアテネマラソンについての対談です。また、上田さんの海外でのランニングの体験についても語ってくれました。

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Story 16: アテネマラソン Part 1

Part 1: 今回は、バニッサのよく聞く、大好きなランニングポッドキャスター、ランニングチャンネルの上田れいさんがゲストです。レイさんは毎週、ランニングについてのヒントやランニングの実体験を話してくれますので、とても参考になるポッドキャストですよ。

今週は、上田さんとバネッサのアテネマラソンについての対談です。また、上田さんの海外でのランニングの体験についても語ってくれました。

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Story 15: Athens Marathon Part 2

This is Part 2 - Welcome back to the “After” story of the Athens Marathon.

Like anything, we go into a journey with some level of knowledge and expectation on what it will be like - Make sure you listen to Part 1 to hear some great pre race advice and expectations from our local expert (run Athens 7 times!!) Daphne before you listen to Part 2!

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Story 14: Athens Marathon Part 1

Have you ever thought of running the ORIGINAL MARATHON? I can honestly say I have been obsessed with this idea for a few years. And finally this month the “dream” turned into reality. When I completed the 6 major marathons, many asked me what would be next on the “Vanessa running bucket list”. Without hesitation, I replied Athens Marathon. It is the course that started it all, from Marathon to Athens - the original - the authentic marathon. And it was on my “bucket list”.

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Story 13: Laura

This episode brings two work-career connection friends together to talk about ”working through cancer”. Laura and Vanessa have been friends for many years with their work and careers being similar and crossing paths from time to time. Their work is very much something they are passionate about and they discuss how cancer changes how you need to work - a way that matches your needs. They discussed making those decisions, having to learn to think differently about work and what it means for family, finances and friends. So the double meaning of “working through cancer” (work = job and working through = process of change) is at the center of this episode.

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Story 12: Caroline's Kids

In this episode we connect with Caroline and Mark’s kids as we continue the conversations on how to share a cancer diagnosis with children. To more deeply understand what their journey and feelings are like. In this episode, Ryan, Connor, Tyler and Lachey reflect back to what it was like 10 years ago when they were all gathered together on the couch as “mum and dad needed to talk with them”. Tyler shares that she thought the siblings “were in trouble” for something and how unexpected the news was. Hear the real feelings be discussed amongst the four of them.

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Story 11: 鷹と善

このエピソードでは、ヴァネッサの息子のザックとジョーダンが、両親がガンになったときに、その状況をどう見ていたか、どう支援し、対処したかについて率直に話し合っています。ガンの診断をされた私たちの多くは、プライバシーを守るために、誰に、いつ、どの程度の内容を伝えるかを決めなくてはなりません。私たちは、最善と思うことに基づいて、その決定してきました。

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Story 10: Zac and Jordan

In this episode, Vanessa’s sons Zac and Jordan open up and talk with each other about watching, supporting and coping when parents have cancer. Many of us with a cancer diagnosis have to make decisions about who to tell and when, how much detail to share or what to keep more private. We are making this decision based on what we think is best.

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Story 9: Daphne

Coach D (Daphne) and Runner V (Vanessa) are on the show this week, talking about listening to your body and insider tips for the Athens Marathon. Daphne is one of my supporters who has helped me with my fitness at a time when I was trying to do things the old way. Although not a professional trainer, she had a lot of knowledge about how the body works through a transformation journey.

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Story 8: 金 哲彦

このエピソードでは、金哲彦さんと、彼のoutruncancer storyについて対談します。

金さんは、一流の選手、コーチであり、ニッポンランナーズの創設者です。

ランニングが、人々を強力なコミュニティに集わせることができるという可能性に情熱を注いでいます。

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Story 7.2: Maria

Maria is now moving from Streak runner to Marathon runner! She shares that it seemed natural to take this on as the next challenge in her running journey.

She shares her experiences of her first time marathon and her tips for prep and success! She has consistently improved her personal best with each marathon and shares how with each marathon she learns something new which helps her improve.

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Story 7.1: Maria

This episode is focusing on the Streak Running part of the #outruncancer story. Maria is a 1000 day+ streak runner, and her secret is she was a super non runner before she became part of our Oshima Family. Now she runs every day as well as marathons and trail runs. We talk about the pressure to be a runner inside a running family and the mental wellbeing benefits that help Maria to keep her streak going. She even ran when she had Covid and was in hotel quarantine!

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Story 6: Julia

Today’s guest gives me so much joy every time I talk with her! Julia and I have never met in person. Based in Jordan she messaged me on Instagram and although it took me a few days (or more than a few days!) to see the message in my “junk folder” I am so glad she persistently sent a follow up that got me to finally see her message. Julia is a streak runner and has just passed her ONE YEAR CANCERVESARY in April - woohoo! Julia shares with us how she took control of her thoughts and chose how she would approach her surgery and follow on therapy for breast cancer. From being a runner in Jordan where it is less common for women to run out on the streets, to running during chemotherapy, to running the day after surgery and then a half marathon within weeks of surgery! OMG such an inspiration! This is Julia’s story as she takes control of cancer.

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With Oscar Trimboli

Talking with Oscar about that moment I got the diagnosis of cancer, I was able to reflect on what LISTENING really means - LISTENING to doctors and BEING LISTENED TO. This is an interesting discussion on how we can learn to be deeper listeners - which can make a very big difference.

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Story 5: 日本語サマリーあり

Have you ever gone into something with one goal …and a nice unplanned consequence happened along the way? This has happened with my streak running. I have been so very fortunate to have had my daily run teach me so many things “on the side”. I began to think of these aha moments as a special part of my run and started to call them my “life learnings from running”. It also became a fun way to share my daily run with Caroline as just saying - “I ran today - it was snowing” got a “bit” repetitive lol.

Although the hints came from running, I found that these learnings have helped me a lot in my non-running life/challenges and yes my cancer journey too - so running really does teach me something “every damn day”. And one of those was “Just don’t quit”. In this episode, I reflect on 4 of these aha “life learnings from running”. Japanese summary starts at [18:07] 日本語のサマリーは [18:07] から始まります。

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Story 4: With Kati

I think today’s episode is going to make you want to find your running shoes and run! I am talking with my friend Kati from Germany. We started by talking about how and why we became connected - she reached out to me when I mentioned I was part of the “cancer club” - so our connection started with being fellow members of the cancer club but now we connect over our love of running. I just know you are going to love the event that Kati has created that connects runners across every time zone.

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3: 夫婦でがん。。ばる

今回は少し特別なエピソードです。私と夫が、ともにガンを克服したことについて会話しているものです。これまで一緒にこのような形で会話したことはなく、私たちにとっては、多くの面で挑戦となりました。Yasuにとっては、英語が、私にとっては日本語が第2言語ですので、このエピソードは、日本語と英語とで収録しました。

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