Marathon Weekend

This weekend in the Marine Corps Marathon in DC and it has me thinking about my first marathon. I ran the 2007 Boston Marathon with my good friend Ben and we raised over $10,000 for diabetes research. To this day this is still the accomplishment I am most proud of. The training was hard but the marathon and the last 21 mile training run we did a couple of weeks before were two of the best days of my life. Although I will not be stretching out my hamstrings and joining the start tomorrow I will be thinking of the runners, of the struggles and joy they will feel during the day. I am sure that another marathon may be in my future but for now a trip down memory lane. Happy running!

In Boston before we headed out to the start on the bus.

At mile 23 or so. 

Resting for a second at mile 18 with my mom and Joann

After I finished!