My Marathon Monday Experience

Note: The majority of this post is what I wrote in my journal on the night of April 15, 2013 after the Boston Marathon explosions. Some details were added and edited for clarity.

It’s 3:15 pm. I’m on the green line heading inbound to Boston to meet up with someone at a coffee shop off of Mass Ave. At the Longwood T stop we pass an outbound train heading in the opposite direction. I look at the people on the opposite train: Quite a few of them are talking on their cellphones. I find this to be strange since most people, like myself, are typically plugged in and tuned out on train rides. A lot of the faces look tired and uncomfortable. They must have run the marathon, I think.

Moments later I get a text from my friend Solange: “There were two bombs that went off at the finish.”

Running Pick Up Lines

Your pace or mine?

You have great stamina

On a scale of 1-10, you’re a 26.2

Any more? :)

Your pace or mine? ;)

5k or 10k?

I’m planning on signing up for a Thanksgiving road race and I have the option of doing either a 5k or a 10k. I’ve never raced a 10k before, so it’d be nice to get the “automatic PR” but I’m also not in great racing shape currently, so 5k seems safer.

Thoughts?

Please Pass Along! Save Track & Field

“On September 21st, 2012, University of Richmond Athletic Director Jim Miller informed the members of the University of Richmond Track and Field program that the University would be cutting the mens indoor and outdoor Track and Field teams. These cuts were made in order that the University could add a Men’s Lacrosse team. The Richmond Cross Country/Track program has been the epitome of what the NCAA promotes as Student-Athletes. We have succeeded both academically and athletically. The following are just some of the accomplishments by the Richmond Cross Country/Track and Field program over the past few years.

Spring 2011- Highest Team GPA all DI Outdoor Track and Field Teams

10 consecutive years on USTFCCCA All Academic Team for Cross Country, Indoor Track and Outdoor Track

2010- Qualified for NCAA XC Championships

2010-Top 25 finish in the NCAA

2010- Atlantic10 Cross Country Champions

Please sign this petition and vocalize your concern to the University community at large, to raise awareness and hopefully reverse this decision. Thank you for your support.

So I created a petition to Edward Ayers, President- University of Richmond and Jim Miller, Athletic Director, which says:

Please sign this petition in support of the University of Richmond XC/Track and Field program. Your support represents a commitment to what NCAA athletics are meant to be about- success in the classroom and in athletic competition.

Will you sign this petition? Click here:

http://signon.org/sign/save-richmond-track?source=s.fwd&r_by=5694246

Thanks!”

Please sign and pass this along to all of your runner friends!

eelovestorun:

lifeasarunner:

Some runs aren’t meant to help you physically. Sometimes you’re to sore or hurt or sick to go as fast as you need to. Those runs you just need to finish. Maybe not super fast but you need to finish it. It strengthens you mentality.

Do it.

New Balance Indoor Grand Prix

Holy crap. Why am I just finding out now that Jenny Simpson, Sara Hall, Anna Pierce, Maggie Vessey, Shannon Rowbury, Mo Farah, and Galen Rupp will all be in Boston tomorrow competing at Reggie? Argh. Tickets are all sold out. Anyone want to casually run around Reggie with me from roughly 6pm-8pm just on the off chance one of them chooses to warm up outside? That’s not weird, right?