Last night Shirley said to me that I had been waiting to run the Boston marathon for so long and I guess that's true. About 8 years ago, after Dan and I ran the Montreal half-marathon, I've had allusions of running Boston. It really wasn't until October 2012 that I got remotely serious about trying though. Still it will certainly be great to check this one off the list today!
The weather is a fickle beast and while cool temperatures will prevail, sadly it will likely rain a great deal of the day. No point in being bummed about it because it is what it is. Hopefully the crowds will brave the rain too.
I thought running with DFMC would just be another running group but I have have to admit as much as many of them aren't speed demons, it was great to be a part of this team and hear and experience their stories.
As I run today, I personally have been fortunate to not have any family members impacted by cancer but I run today for a great friend, Jess, whose mother passed away from an aggressive, difficult to know you have cancer, and for another fallen angel, Matty, whose mom, Sandra, has made it a mission to make sure her son is remembered and that others don't have to experience similar loss.
While I am not naive in thinking we are close to cures for all the different forms of cancer, I hope that the over 4.5 million dollars DFMC has raised this year so far will help get us closer to that eventual reality. I really hope there is a day when DMFC doesn't have to exist.
Anyways - time to shower, put some bodyglide on, and head out to Hopkinton. See you on the other side of the finish line :-)
No comments:
Post a Comment