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Hi Everyone!
Huge congrats to everyone who ran the Boston Marathon yesterday!!! Elizabeth, Fran, Annick, Amanda, Lori (PB!), Cindy, Carolyn, Jon, Miguel, Gillian! Way to flippin GOOOOO everyone!
I don’t have a ton to say at this point because I just ran a marathon and my brain and thoughts still need to settle. What I will say is that I would never have done this on my own and I am so grateful for this crew for supporting each other and being so inclusive and positive. It was a tough day for many of us – some wondered if they’d even make the start line, some had existential crises way too early on (I include myself in that camp), some just battled the tough battle that is the marathon the whole way, but we all made it to the finish line, and we were all so happy for each other.
I want to give a special shout out to all of the friends and supporters – all the texts and messages from our training buddies back home meant so much to all of us. Really – there were so many and when I think about that it also makes me almost more emotional than the race itself. And to the supporters who were here in person – I know that being a Boston supporter in particular is not an easy day, and they all showed up with as much energy and cheer as they could muster, and it meant so much.
As much as I don’t want to think about running, especially a marathon ever again, I do recognize how special it is to bring the community and friends together in this way. I’ll have to put more thought to what that “thing” is, but chalk it up to the untangeable benefits of running. One of the things we love about running which we can’t seem to put into words. When people say “why do you run?” and you don’t have an answer. There is something that lies in the experience we all just had. It feels meaningful. Thank-you everyone – I am filled with gratitude.
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