The kids are all very excited to go to Boston for the marathon. We are leaving on Saturday and will be there until Tuesday. I am looking forward to it also, but I’m very nervous for the run as I fell so far off the training plan when all the foreclosure crap went down that […]
Boston Marathon
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I’m running the Boston Marathon two weeks from today. Fourteen days. I started training fourteen weeks ago. Of course back then I didn’t plan on getting a letter from a lawyer telling me our house was going into foreclosure about ten weeks into it. I had big plans before that letter. This will be my […]
2018. It’s gonna happen.
In November 2013, I ran my first marathon. I was 44 years old. It wasn’t fast. I ran a 4:37, but it was the NYC Marathon, and it was amazing. The next year I ran the Hartford Marathon in October, and then two weeks later, I surprised my friend and ran the Cape Cod […]
Much More Than a Marathon
Three days ago I ran the Boston Marathon. It was such an amazing experience that I’m not sure I can sum it up in one blog post. But I’ll try… We live about two and a half hours from Boston. My parents drove up with me and I took Numbers 3, 4, and 5 along […]
Oh my gosh!
I’ll tell you all about the marathon tomorrow. But here’s one little story. Around 21 miles, I saw a guy I used to swim with in college who was volunteering at an aid station. I haven’t seen him in over 25 years. He said “Oh my gosh!”, gave me a big hug, and then sprinted […]
What’s the worst that can happen?
Last night as I was getting out of the car after coming home from the grocery store, Number 3 came running out of the house to greet me. “Mommy! Are you excited for your marathon?” he asked. “Well, I’m actually pretty nervous,” I told him. I wanted to be honest. Because he is my anxious kid, I […]