Week 5 into week 6 - Time is flying!

I am sure you have all been dying for the next installment of my training for Boston. Sorry for the delay but we were in Montreal this weekend and things are always crazy hectic there. It was great to see everyone and spend time with family and friends but if I had to train in Montreal instead of Boston for the marathon, I am pretty sure I would have almost no shot.

I had moved my long run to Thursday under the hopes of just being able to get in 7-8 miles on Saturday OR Sunday. Sunday, I didn't really have much of an excuse besides being busy seeing people and eating every minute of the day but Saturday was something else. It was a veritable freezer outside with temperatures reaching a high of -20C. It looked and felt like we lived in Narnia under the evil witch's regime.


Cold enough for the snowmen/women to have a picnic.

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Total
Week 5 projected	5-6 miles	6-7 miles	Cross train	7-8 miles	Cross train	14-16 miles	OFF	32-37 miles
Actual	6.08	6.44	60min	14.1	36min	off	OFF	26.6

Monday was beautiful in Montreal except for the overnight snow, which left the roads and sidewalks a bloody mess. Dan and I tried to go out for a 7-8 mile run but quickly realized it wasn't meant to be. We settled on 6 hill repeats of about 320m, which honestly was better than nothing. After that I made a quick trip to visit my PhD supervisor to get some DNA for my research project at Dana-Farber and then Shirley and I were off back to Boston with our rideshare passengers (Greg and Ruby).

The drive back was pretty solid and in my mind I thought as soon as we got back, I would lace up and go for a run, since I planned on going to work anyways. Obviously, this didn't happen, we had local Jewish Chinese food from Golden Temple when we got back, watched some Castle (you should watch it people, it's awesome) and then I went to work for a bit at around 10pm.

Since last update, I managed to make some more progress on the fundraising front thanks to Roni and Evan and Beatrice and Dan. Thank you guys so much for helping me raise the money to help DFCI's Barr program.

Next post will focus on week 6 and getting back on track after a delicious and fattening weekend in Montreal.

On a positive note, I am down almost 4 pounds now. Still need about 14-15 to reach my goal race weight but I am getting there. And despite popular belief, it is crazy difficult to lose weight during marathon training because you need to eat to let your legs recover.

That's all for me today. If I made you even smile for half a second, consider donating to my DMFC fund.  In the next few weeks, I will work out the details for a March Madness pool that I will organize to raise money.

On that note, does anyone have interest in a superbowl fundraising pool (superbowl squares)?