the local 3

I've been to a lot of fund raising events this season, but the biggest so far was Shifter's road race: The Local 3, to benefit Dana Farber.

Katie, Aimee, Fred, and I gathered a bit before the race to do 9 miles (our long run for the week was meant to be 12). The first 4 miles over the Newton Hills were hot and sunny, but as soon as we turned into Brighton it got windy and rainy! Luckily Aimee had the strength and fresh legs to drag me along the last 5 miles back to The Local.

Fred, me, Katie, and Aimee before our 9 mile warm up

Ten minutes, a quick change of clothes, and a lot of hellos later, we lined up at the starting line for The Local 3. A lot of Dana Farber teammates were there, along with family members and friends, and some other charity runners.


"quick chicks" (thanks jack): Laurie, Aimee, me, and Katie

Running a hard-ish 9 miles and then trying to run an even harder 3 miles was quite challenging...Katie and I joked afterward that we felt like we were moving backwards when the starting gun went off! But all in all, the race was a good little push at the end of a long run. Now that track is over and that race is complete, the tapering can REALLY begin!

Photos from the after party at The Local......

your Saturday night plans

Come party with us!

Katie and I are hosting our big fund raising event this weekend: the Dancing for a Cure bar night/benefit event tomorrow night! Tomorrow will be a busy day, starting with our 22 mile run from Hopkinton to Boston College in the morning. Then we'll hopefully have time for a good lunch, a quick nap, some stretching and resting up....and then we'll be busting a move at The Place in downtown Boston all night. Come join us! You can find all the details here: www.danceforcure.eventbrite.com

bowling for the boston marathon

Katie and I are hosting our first fund raiser tonight! If you are in the Boston area, come down to Jillian's/Lucky Strike in Kenmore for a few hours of free bowling, appetizers, and happy hour. We'll be there from 5:30 until at least 8pm, and we'd love to see you!