Newburyport Daily News

Today, I met a photographer for the Newburyport Daily News at a nearby state park to take a few photos for the upcoming article about me & the marathon. After taking a few pics, I decided to stick around and do my run in the park. I ran an old course that I ran about a million times during cross country in high school. I wasn’t sure I’d remember it but I did. It’s funny how 10 years can go by and I still remembered the whole thing. Here’s a pic from the trails.

A little over a week until my 1/2 marathon! 6 months until the I’m back on Boylston Street!!

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New Shoes!

I finally got new shoes after at least a month of saying that I had to go get some. I opted for the Brooks Ghost 6 (above). I’ve gone on 2 runs in them since I got them on Thursday. So far, everything is good. The biggest thing for me is finding a shoe that doesn’t have a gigantic built-in arch and this is the one I found. The transition was smooth…no complaints of blisters. Not that it matters in the actual running scheme of things but I like the design too. Brooks appears to be stepping it up in that area.

Now I’m really in need of some new winter running gear…it’s getting colder!

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New ideas

My training and fundraising are underway. I am in the process of planning a private party for friend and family at a local pub that I used to work at. I’m busy printing tickets, making raffle baskets, and organizing. I was also just interviewed by a reporter at the Newburyport Daily News. They are going to be running a story about my experience at the marathon last year and my journey back to the finish line. I am super excited about that. I’m also organizing a fundraising event called “Penny Wars” at the high school that I graduated from in ’04. I’m really excited about that one. In a few weeks, my fundraising letter will be going out to local businesses. My fundraising site looks pretty weak right now, but I have a lot in the works.

In other news, my 1/2 marathon is coming up at the end of October. In the last few weeks, I’ve done a 10 miler, a 9 Miler, and an 8 miler. I’m scheduled for another 10 miles on Friday with my friend Laurie. If I can get an 11 or 12 in (plus all my shorter runs), I’ll feel pretty confident going into the 1/2.

No injuries to report, except for a nagging pain in my left quad. In desperate need of new shoes. Tomorrow, I swear.