Last night I did a cold COLD run at Crossroads. Every Thursday night, a bunch of us meet up at the Crossroads Pub downtown and take the T out to Newton, then run about 9 miles back to the bar on the marathon course.
And of course, in typical Betsy fashion, I decided I should buy a face mask on my way to the run...and after frantically going to City Sports, EMS, and Marathon Sports (all sold out), I cursed myself for trying to 'plan ahead' only 15 minutes before the run. When we started the run, it was 13 degrees....but as we passed through Coolidge Corner the thermometer said 5. Ouch.
Anyway, I love Crossroads because it's so fun to meet new runners, and each week I find myself running or talking to somebody different! Last night I ran with new friends Marissa and Mike, both first time DFMC-ers, and this guy named Tony (who I kept calling Tom, and he didn't correct me until mile 8. oops!) Marissa, Mike and I brainstormed some new ideas for fund raising, and I made a plan with Shifter and Glen to do our long run together on Saturday morning. And the free pizza and beer after the run doesn't hurt either. Thursday may be the new Friday.
Seeing that today is a day off from school because it's so cold in Boston (-7 with the windchill), it may have to be a day off from running too.
Learn more about the two people I am running in honor of:
Karen Gott, of Waldoboro ME
Karen is my Dad's older sister, and she was like the cool babysitter when we were growing up. Ted, Tom, (my brothers) and I used to love seeing her car pull up to the house, because it meant board games, M+M cookies, shopping trips, and sleepovers. Karen just finished 6 months of chemotherapy for colon cancer, and is doing great with physical therapy and getting back on the move again!
Theo S. of Arlington MA
Theo is a sharp, inquisitive, high energy two year old that has been battling LCH in his skin and femur bone for over a year. He is my Patient Partner through the Dana Farber Jimmy Fund clinic, which means we get to do fun things like play Dr. Seuss games, have pizza parties, and visit childrens' museums. He just completed a year of chemotherapy. He loves dinosaurs, animals, and lea
rning about bones! 
Karen is my Dad's older sister, and she was like the cool babysitter when we were growing up. Ted, Tom, (my brothers) and I used to love seeing her car pull up to the house, because it meant board games, M+M cookies, shopping trips, and sleepovers. Karen just finished 6 months of chemotherapy for colon cancer, and is doing great with physical therapy and getting back on the move again!
Theo S. of Arlington MA
Theo is a sharp, inquisitive, high energy two year old that has been battling LCH in his skin and femur bone for over a year. He is my Patient Partner through the Dana Farber Jimmy Fund clinic, which means we get to do fun things like play Dr. Seuss games, have pizza parties, and visit childrens' museums. He just completed a year of chemotherapy. He loves dinosaurs, animals, and lea
rning about bones!
About Me
- Betsy Gott
- Brookline, MA
- When I finished the 2008 Chicago Marathon, I told my family "I am never ever EVER doing that again." And yet, here I am...training and fund raising for the 2010 Boston Marathon with the Dana-Farber team. I run because it is something that I love; but I run for Dana-Farber to support and honor somebody that I love: my Aunt Karen, who is heading towards remission for colon cancer. This blog will follow my training and my fund raising as I attempt to run over 700 miles in training, raise at least $7000 for cancer research, and run 26.2 miles from Hopkinton to Boston on April 19th.
Click below for my personal Dana Farber webpage to learn more and donate towards my goal of $6000:
Theo, my patient partner at Boston's Jimmy Fund Clinic. January '09.
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