The first team run that I participated in was way back on January 9th. We ran 13 miles. Today was the last team run before the big day. We ran 8 miles. In between the 9th and today, we’ve run a few hundred together.
I couldn’t have done this without the Children’s team and especially the team runs. No way. Would I have run those back-to-back-to-back 18 mile Saturdays? Would I have run outside on those 5 degree days? Would I be running as fast as I am? The answers: absolutely not! Besides the running, they have answered so many of my (our) questions and kept my mind at ease for 3+ months. At the beginning of the first team run, they told us, “Listen to us, don’t worry about anything and just run. We will handle the rest.” They were so right. They told us what to eat, what to wear, how far to run, how to cross-train, how to fund raise, what to expect, how to prepare, everything we needed to get us across that finish line. I am 100% confident going into next week because of the preparation, the guidance and the efforts of everyone from the Miles for Miracles team.
These past 6 months have been a once in a lifetime experience. Not only because of the personal dedication and commitment that I put in, but from all the work and assistance of everyone involved in my goal of running the Boston Marathon. This includes people that donated, people attending my fundraiser, the few that read this blog and even the people that text me to say that they went for a run today and thought of me. I couldn’t have done this alone! Thank you!
Just a reminder, my fundraiser is tonight at Mint Bistro in Manchester. If you don’t have any plans, looking for a place to go out to eat, maybe your girlfriend or boyfriend ditched you and your sitting home alone eating ice cream out of the carton – stop by Mint Bistro! They have wonderful desserts and maybe you’ll meet a nice guy/gal at the bar? You can then bid on the Red Sox tickets in the auction and boom, there’s your second date! This could be a fundraiser/matchmaking night. I’ll have to change the flyers!
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I must say I will miss these weekly updates – you have kept me “involved” in the process and for that I am grateful. I hope to be able to go back to this when I am training for Boston and use your experience to help me have a great experience.