Hi everyone!
Welcome back to the most interesting blog you read!! ;) This week’s reason to run is pretty obvious: the history of the Boston Marathon is a big deal by any measure. The oldest annual marathon in the entire world, the first Boston Marathon was held in 1897 by the Boston Athletic Association, the organization which still runs it today. Over 500,000 people watch the race in person from start to finish, making it New England’s largest single sporting event. The race has it all: completely unpredictable Massachusetts weather, and ridiculous hilly cowpaths where other states have straight-line streets. “Heartbreak Hill” has been the critical point for many runners for many years, and students from Wellesley and Boston College have screamed and cheered their encouragement like maniacs for over one hundred years. Many celebrities have run the course over the years, from Will Ferrell to Valerie Bertinelli to Lisa Ling to Joey McIntyre, and local celebrities like Dick and Rick Hoyt and Johnny Kelley. And let’s not forget that many international professional marathon athletes consider Boston one of the toughest courses in the world. I’m honored to be a part of that tradition, although I won’t be making any history for the record books, that’s for sure!
In terms of a training update, this week was better than last; I was able to bang out a few runs despite getting over my cough and traveling to Baltimore and Washington, DC. I’m definitely in the process of re-building my endurance and working up to the mileage I once had, but I figure it will come back eventually. In the meantime I’ll focus on being grateful for my health – fingers crossed that things stay that way until April 21!
As always, please consider making a donation by clicking on the giant “donate here” button on your right; every amount makes a difference in hitting my $7,000 goal. Thank you to those who have already donated, and thanks in advance to those who will donate in the future!
Until next week,
Meg
Welcome back to the most interesting blog you read!! ;) This week’s reason to run is pretty obvious: the history of the Boston Marathon is a big deal by any measure. The oldest annual marathon in the entire world, the first Boston Marathon was held in 1897 by the Boston Athletic Association, the organization which still runs it today. Over 500,000 people watch the race in person from start to finish, making it New England’s largest single sporting event. The race has it all: completely unpredictable Massachusetts weather, and ridiculous hilly cowpaths where other states have straight-line streets. “Heartbreak Hill” has been the critical point for many runners for many years, and students from Wellesley and Boston College have screamed and cheered their encouragement like maniacs for over one hundred years. Many celebrities have run the course over the years, from Will Ferrell to Valerie Bertinelli to Lisa Ling to Joey McIntyre, and local celebrities like Dick and Rick Hoyt and Johnny Kelley. And let’s not forget that many international professional marathon athletes consider Boston one of the toughest courses in the world. I’m honored to be a part of that tradition, although I won’t be making any history for the record books, that’s for sure!
In terms of a training update, this week was better than last; I was able to bang out a few runs despite getting over my cough and traveling to Baltimore and Washington, DC. I’m definitely in the process of re-building my endurance and working up to the mileage I once had, but I figure it will come back eventually. In the meantime I’ll focus on being grateful for my health – fingers crossed that things stay that way until April 21!
As always, please consider making a donation by clicking on the giant “donate here” button on your right; every amount makes a difference in hitting my $7,000 goal. Thank you to those who have already donated, and thanks in advance to those who will donate in the future!
Until next week,
Meg