Well, ‘twas the night before Patriots Day and all through the house…the Goldhaber siblings were carbo-loading and organizing their gear for tomorrow! After being “all nerved up” as my Aunt would say, I finally calmed myself down by doing some … Continue reading
Dear Friends, I’m writing to you less than 10 days before the Boston Marathon, when my brother Marc and I will run 26.2 miles from Hopkinton to Boston. Well, there may be some walking involved, but you get the idea! … Continue reading
“We Run Together”, this year’s motto for the Boston Marathon has rung very true for me throughout this training season. Not only have I learned to love running with others, but so many people around me have been such a … Continue reading
I recently began reading Michael Connelly’s “26.2 Miles To Boston”. After flipping through the pages in the bookstore, and reading a few anecdotes, some interesting history and the author’s compelling and passionate description of the Boston Marathon, much resonated and … Continue reading
Way back in August 2013, I was running around my neighborhood, listening, on repeat, to “Somebody That I Used to Know”. At that point a 30 minute, roughly 3 mile run was my baseline. Anything beyond that was a lot. … Continue reading
I’m not sure how anyone else feels, but I am sensing we are at the crux of our training now. With under 6 weeks to go, we have just 3 more weeks of intensifying runs before we start to taper … Continue reading
Tonight I practiced running and crying. It was a hill run on Boston Common. 14 half hills. I got there late, after a fundraising meeting. I ran the first 3 with an exceptional teammate, who was on her last few … Continue reading
Today’s run was glorious. Perfect weather, fantastic friends, outstanding ground support and coaches. Thank you, Samaritans, John Furey and others! As always with these long training runs, it becomes so much more about the stories and the company. Today we … Continue reading
We ran up Heartbreak Hill this weekend…all of it. Though, we did start at mile 2 of 10 rather than 17 of 26! Quite a difference. But still. A very good exercise in gaining familiarity with the ominous and infamous … Continue reading
This past Tuesday was the first hill training – up and down the Boston Common hill 3 times, in 12F temps, plus wind. But it was beautiful. Perhaps partly endorphins, but even before I got there, the drive into town, … Continue reading
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