Yesterday’s training update email….

OK, I’m being a little lazy here  but hey, I just started a real J-O-B!

Written 2.21.10……..

Hello!
 
This morning, I ran 17 miles — most of it on the Boston Marathon course. It was long and slow and pretty painful, and the only one I can blame is myself. You see, my training has not been as, how can I say this, focused, as in years past. I am slogging through the runs instead of loving them, and the speed I once had is but a distant memory.
 
Sometimes, life gets in the way of running.
 
But, I am still out there.
 
I’m doing the best I can as I plug forward to my 10th (and yes, final, I promise!) marathon finish line. On April 19, I will line up in Hopkinton with my 500 or so Dana-Farber teammates as we eun 26.2 miles to end cancer. We are the largest charity team and we raise the most money — our collective goal for 2010 is $4.4 million, 100% of which will fund the Claudia Adams Barr Program in Innovative Basic Cancer Research.
 
Because I did not set a time goal for myself this year (other than to finish vertical), I set a lofty fundraising goal. To mark my 10th marathon in 2010, I am aiming to raise $10,000 for the amazing scientists at Dana-Farber. They are doing out-of -the-box research that is not funded by federal grant money, and while my brain does not do well with science, my legs can run. So, I do what I can.
 
So far, I have raised a whopping $4,336.27 — almost half of my goal!  To everyone who has donated, a giant THANK YOU!  Your support — year after year — is overwhelming.
 
There’s still time to donate and you can do so online at:
 
http://www.runDFMC.org/2010/judithf

You can also make out a check to “Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge” and mail it to me at:
 
Judith Forman
44 Park Street
Arlington, MA 02474
 
I will then send it into Dana-Farber.
 
More updates to come as the marathon gets closer. For now, I am putting my head down and my energy into getting myself into slightly better shape before that big Monday in April. I know, that in the end, it is not about me. It is about helping Dana-Farber for the 5th year in a row and being part of a team that is filled with the biggest hearts I know.
 
With many more miles to go….
 
xxxooo
Judith
 
PS As a side note, I will be starting a new job tomorrow at Healthworks, doing events and marketing and partnerships for the all-women’s fitness clubs. My new office will be on Newbury Street so if you’re down in Back Bay, let me know! We can go for a run!