Miles to date: 356
Money to date: $6,525
Too much time has gone since my last update. I hope you have all been managing without me but life has been crazy, work has been busy and I need to prioritize.
Lots has happened, lets get up to speed.
About a week and a half ago I took part in the MGH 20 mile team run. We were bussed out to the marathon start line in Hopkinton and finished up just past mile 20. Long time readers will remember that I did this same run while training for the Cape Cod Marathon and it was just as bad this time as it was then. The Boston Marathon course is very challenging, with an absurd number of uphills and downhills, and to the honest, I am not sure which took more out of me. By the time we reached Wellesley, about mile 13, my knees were barking from all of the downhills, just in time for the start of some serious uphills in Newton.
All of this being said, the run went well, I ran it in 3:20 which puts me exactly on the pace I hope to be on for the marathon. As painful as it was, I felt good for the majority of the run.
Last week I had the distinct pleasure of meeting with my patient partner, a young man from Braintree who is currently treating for lymphoma at MGH. I met he and his parents for dinner and had a wonderful time. It was moving to see how positive an experience they have had with the oncology unit at MGH and I could not be prouder to be raising money for such a worthy cause.
Continuing the positivity, the taper began last week. It's every bit as wonderful as I was hoping it would be. It is such a relief to be taking a step back in training. The trick now is remembering that I'm not running as many miles when I sit down for dinner.
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