$2726.20 almost half way to 6K

The donations are coming in! I have many people to thank:
Ursla Guthrie of Advance Elevator
Carol and Martin Souza of Laboratory Specialist
Bob McCallum of Pinnacle Piping
Rob Damian of The Broad Institute
Paul Chicarello of Palladian Security
Ronald Powers of Pasek
Thomas Comeau of Commodore Builders

With out their support, the Dana Farber could not be at the front of discovering better treatments to treat Cancer. Thank you.

Over $1,800. so far

Fundraising update.
Since Christmas it has been pretty slow with donations. I'm pleased to report that my fundraising letters went out to vendors and I'm hopeful that in a week or two this number should jump.

On the training front, I had a long run of 12 miles. I had a strong first 10 miles and then a combination of walk run for the last two. I really think not running enough last week set me back. I was the last one to make it back to the running store. I wasn't upset, I was thrilled to have good health to be able to run 12 miles all in one day and before a lot of people are even getting out of bed. It is not how fast I run, it is that I'm out there doing it......all of it. Putting my passion of running to help make advances in cancer treatments. A quick shout out to Maureen for dragging me out on Friday for 3 miles. It was great after a really busy work week to be out along the Charles. Thank you!

I have been accepted to the Jimmy Fund's in Memory Partner Program. I will run the Boston Marathon in memory of a Jimmy Fund patient. Once I contact the family, I'll be able to fill you in.

Thank you to the volunteers at yesterday's group run. It is challenging to watch the runners and work the pit stops along our route in cold weather. I am grateful for your support. There are many volunteer opportunities for the DFMC group. Please contact me if you would like to help.

There is beauty in movement! Click the link on the right to donate today.

It is official.......

Dear Pamela:

Your entry for the 114th Boston Marathon has been received.

You will be notified of your acceptance by email and first class mail. When you are accepted, your name will be posted in the Boston Marathon section of the B.A.A. website, www.baa.org, under "Entrants."

Please contact the B.A.A. registration office at 508-435-6905 (or send an email to registration@baa.org) with any questions regarding your entry.

We look forward to your participation on race day!

Boston Athletic Association

Faina, Maureen and Jodi donate!!!

I am so thrilled that my fellow Broad colleagues Faina Anufriev, Maureen Donohue and Jodi Greco have joined other Broadies with generous donations to the Dana Farber Claudia Barrs Program for innovative basic cancer research. I could not begin this journey with out the support of family friends and colleagues. It is an honor to run for you! I hope I don't let you down!

About my bet with the EHS guys........I think they gave one to the old lady.....I won. Tyler said he "forgot" about the bet and Mike was just too busy to continue after giving 2 full hours on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. I won with only 384 minutes. Last year the three of us were doing 500-600 minutes a week for a 12 week period. It is time for us to step it up. It is also time for me to remind all you blog followers that 100 percent of the money you donate goes directly to research. Make your donation today, just click the link on the right.

May you have a very Happy and Safe New Year!

Terry Hayes Thank you very much

Terry's Christmas donation has me over 1,400. raised to date! Terry has participated in the PanMass Challenge and is well aware of the cause. Thank you Terry for supporting me again this year. I hope next year you will join the team!

Today's long run was by far one of the top ten miserable runs of all time. I went out this morning at 9 and planned on running from Quincy to Milton, around Milton and back home. It was drizzly but the rain was due to stop soon. I was thankful it was really warm out side. Almost all of the runners I passed were in shorts. The route was nice and hilly. Not too much was flat and some of it really steep. At about mile 6 it started to pour. I got drenched. With 5-6 miles to go, I really didn't want to be that wet in the middle of my run. I passed a dead deer that was pulled onto the sidewalk. Poor thing. I guess things could be worse. Fatigue settled in and I was quite miserable. The wind picked up and I started to feel cold. I walked for a minute and then thought the faster I run the quicker I will be home in a hot shower. That may have been my strongest finish yet. I was surprised to find my hands and feet all pruney when I took my shoes off, but thankfully, no blisters!
Stay tuned for the update on my contest with Mike and Tyler........

Another bet with the folks in EHS

We are betting how many minutes we will workout this week. I'm sure I'll get my usual 6 hours in, hopefully 7 but Mike is sure he is gonna win this one......The winner gets a six pack from the losers. With Tyler hitting his trainer and logging some serious minutes on his long rides, I'm going to have to work really hard at the gym to keep up with these guys. It should be interesting........

Larry Brutti ROCKS!

Larry thank you for your donation to the Dana Farber. It is friends like you who make me keep putting one foot in front of the other.
Today I met with fellow Dana Farber runners in Lexington to run 10 miles on the bike path. It was really cold out there but somehow I managed to run a very relaxed 10 miles. 5 miles out and back. The first 5 were mostly downhill and the 5 back were a steady incline. Although I didn't have a negative split (back half faster than the first half) I ran the same time going uphill. I was pleased that I didn't walk and I'm really hopeful that I'll be able to continue my training without injury.
I'm looking forward to going out tomorrow for a short run in the snow after I shovel us out!
Everyone, be safe if you need to drive tonight.