It’s been a while since my last post; things are getting busier as we head into the last couple of weeks before the marathon, here are a few quick updates
- Felt good running the New Bedford half marathon two weekends ago, as well as in last weekend’s Loooong run. Thanks to Cate and Bridgett for pulling and pushing me through that!
- This weekend I officially hit my fundraising goal of $5,000 (Yeah!!) but with 19 days to go, there still time to raise more, so up to $7,500 it goes.
- Got my MGH uniform and official marathon number this week
You can look me up – bib 25892
-Should be wrapping up my list of 101 reasons soon!
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The 2010 Boston Marathon
and here they are, alphabetically
- after 30 hours in the car, round trip to South Carolina, with four kids, 26.2 miles will seem like nothing
- because at last year's marathon, I put Liam's shirt on backward, and Bridgett still hasn't forgiven me for it
- because cancer sucks
- because I can
- because I'm turning 40 this year
- because Liam is so darn cute (and bossy)
- believe it or not, I think training has helped me organize my life
- did I mention fundraising?
- Excluding some slow pitch softball, and coed flag football in the 90’s, I haven’t done anything this competitive since my days at Bryant
- for all the great nurses on Ellison 17
- for any one who doubts I can do it
- for Bridgett, for running for Liam in 2009
- for Declan
- for Deven
- for Dr. Friedmann
- for every card, call, email, prayer, gift, dollar, meal, errand, and baby-sitter we received during treatment, and still continue to receive
- for every family we met at MGH
- for Fitzy and his upcoming 1st birthday!
- for Jayne, the nurse who sang 28 choruses of “the wheels on the bus” to keep Liam (and me) calm while he got an echocardiogram
- for Julie
- for Julie, for running for Liam in 2007 and 2008
- for Liam
- for MGH
- for Mrs. Parent and all her current and former Depaolo Middle school students
- for myself
- for Nancy Antin, who could teach us all a thing about running, ran for MGH in 2008, and has the best place to live on the marathon route
- for proton beam radiation, that zapped Liam’s tumor bed, yet hopefully spared much of the surrounding tissue
- for something to blog about
- for the Child Life specialists
- for the music therapy program
- for the Pre-Marathon Pasta Party
- for Tom and Melissa for organizing blood drives in honor of Liam
- for yet another Blood Drive
- I love strawberry banana GU Energy Gel
- I love the signs the kids make to cheer on the runners
- I still get excited after completing the 1st mile of any run, because a year and a half ago, I couldn’t make it to the end of my own street
- I think i get a free t-shirt
- if I can do this, I can do anything
- If I finish, I get to pick who runs for Liam next year
- if Valerie Bertinelli can do it, so can I
- it will be an amazing experience
- it's required if you live in Massachusetts
- It’s a good excuse for (another) tattoo
- It’s fun to train in New England in the winter
- it’s painful every time I hear about someone else suffering from cancer
- life is getting busy, I better do this now
- my wii fit age ranges from 5 - 10 years older than I really am
- running is the only way to get some alone time :)
- so I can get my own 26.2 bumper sticker
- so I never have to do it again
- so my mom will make me a photobook
- So that Liam never gets sick again
- testing the theory that you can do anything you put your mind to
- to be a role model for my kids
- to be healthy
- to do something great
- to explore Mansfield, and neighboring towns, by foot
- to fundraise
- to hear the crowds cheering me on
- to increase cure rates for childhood cancers
- to inspire someone else
- to promote pediatric cancer awareness
- to prove I’m the most superior athlete in my family (that’s for MB & Bob)
- to see all the MGH'ers at mile 20
- to see Liam at mile 20
- to see Owen, Jack and Troy at mile 23
- to spend more time outdoors
- training in Myrtle Beach
- whenever I think I’m having a bad day, this keeps everything in perspective
Liam
Running Stuff
If you want happiness for an hour, take a nap. If you want happiness for a day, go fishing.
If you want happiness for a year, inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime, help somebody.
If you want happiness for a year, inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime, help somebody.
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