It's Wednesday, April 12, just 5 days until the Boston Marathon. All the training is done (my husband snapped a photo of me coming in from my last run at home this morning), I'm really close to reaching my $10,000 fundraising goal (please visit http://rundfmc.org/2017/milinda to help me get there!!), and my family and I are currently waiting at SFO to board the plane to Boston. I've made "In Honor Of" cards for several of the people in whose honor I am running. (A few of them are shown below.) These will be displayed at the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge team pasta party on Sunday, April 16. This was a very emotional event last time I ran for Dana-Farber (in 2014), and I am happy to be bringing my Mom with me this year.
We're getting to Boston a few days early (flights were much more affordable!) and I'm looking forward to just relaxing in the hotel in Copley Square, getting to the Expo before the weekend crowds arrive, and hopefully seeing some old friends. We arrive in the wee small hours of Thursday morning, and I will write another blog post on Thursday or Friday evening.
It has not been easy this time around; training has been harder on my body, I've found it more difficult to put in the hours of running, and I have said to more than one person "I'm looking forward to it being over!" and "This is definitely going to be my last marathon!" Thanks for following my journey and for your support and encouragement!
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