I didn't realize that it had been over 2 weeks since updating the blog! Apologies to all those waiting for the next edge-of-your-seat exciting post :)
So for everyone's enjoyment, I'm going to attempt to be brief tonight. I will undoubtedly leave out details, but if you're truly interested in hearing the details, drop me an e-mail or call or message on facebook or whatever.
On March 20th, I had another fundraiser at the Asgard with a raffle for the numerous donated and purchased gifts from so many generous people. A great group of coworkers and friends turned out to support the cause and DFMC! We had a great night and between both fundraisers raised ~$1,500 before any company matches! A very nice success and everyone left the bar happy. Thanks to everyone who came out, who has donated to DFMC and who has supported me in my training and fundraising over the last 16 weeks. As of tonight, we have raised ~$8,500 for DFMC and I'm within $1,500 of my goal!
On March 23rd, the DFMC team gathered at BC to start our 22 mile training run! My 'normal' group ended up going to Hopkinton and running in on the marathon route but I chose the out-and-back approach, getting a little more work on the hills. Also, for the first time this training season, I used my headphones the entire time. I wanted to run the training run that I wanted...not getting caught up going to fast just to stay with a group. Yes I ignored the social aspect, but this was me trying to be smart in this training run. I managed a nice slow run though my Garmin freaked out on the way back to BC so I don't actually know how good of a run it was. According to my watch I ran some miles in ~4-5 minutes!! Guess I was really speedy :) Overall it was a great run and I felt good at the end of it, which is the best outcome one could hope for.
Since March 23, I've been in taper mode. This has been even more critical as I tweaked a hamstring at last week's track workout. I've been taking it easy, foam rolling every day/night and even skipped the 'long run' this weekend in favor of rest. It was hard but apparently I'm getting a bit wiser in my old age. Today I skipped the track workout and instead had a nice run of ~6 miles in the 20-30mph winds around Boston. Let's hope that we don't have such winds on marathon day, at least not a head wind! Speaking of weather, if you're interested, Accuweather.com offers a 25 day forecast and right now, April 15 is looking pretty good. Fingers crossed it stays this way!
I'm lacking any pictures from the fundraiser, including pictures of the amazing cake that Selina and Kiss My Kakes put together. I'll post those this weekend along with some more updates hopefully. Now that we're in taper mode I hope to have a little free time to update the blog before April 15th
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