So much to share, so little time. I am sitting in the Weeks Library in Lancaster, NH, stealing a few precious minutes on the only Wi-fi I can find in the Northeast Kingdom. I am on vacation until Sunday and unfortunately my blog time will be fairly restricted. Right at the time when the running has been the best!
I completed 19.7 miles late Sat and early Sun morning as part of the One Run for Boston effort (
http://www.onerunforboston.org). I ran 2 legs, from Bridgeport to Milford and Milford to New Haven for a total of 19.7 miles. As you might expect with a run covering over 3,000 miles split into over 300 legs, the schedule got a bit off and our Bridgeport leg (#300) got going around 9pm instead of 5:30pm. This was a blessing as it brought the temperature down, but it also resulted in the Milford to New Haven group (#301) finishing at the New Haven green at 12:10am!
The people on the run were amazing and we were even able to get a short blurb on the local NBC news about Race4Chase:
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/video/#!/on-air/as-seen-on/One-Run-For-Boston-Set-To-Cross-The-Finish-Line/213726141
I got a little rest and then packed up for a 4 hour ride to northern VT (Lunenburg, above St. Johnsbury) on Sunday. I was able to crank out 6.7 miles on Mon over the rolling hills in Lunenburg. My cousin Michael told me it is a 1,400 foot climb from the Connecticut River to Neal Pond where we are staying (though I thankfully did not go all the way down to the river!) I wanted to get 6.7 in because this brought my total mileage for the year up to 750.
I covered miles 724-743 on the One Run trek. Len Gutman sponsored miles 724-731 of these miles and the rest were unsponsored. Thanks Len! I completed miles 744-750 (unsponsored) on Mon's run. I'd like to get a few miles in today but I've spent so much time searching for Wi-fi that the day is getting away from me!
Today's Line (Sat and Mon):
| Date |
DoW |
ToD |
Distance |
Time |
Min/Mile |
Notes |
Effort |
Total Miles |
| 6/29 |
Sa |
9:10p |
19.7 |
3:02:54 |
9:17:03 |
78f |
6 |
743.3 |
| 7/1 |
M |
10:25a |
6.7 |
55:53:00 |
8:20:27 |
70f |
7 |
750.0 |
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| Leg #300 led by Kelly Gallagher (far right) and powered by Girls Gone Miles |
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| Self-proclaimed local celebrity Chaz addresses the leg 300 team |
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| NBC 30 arrives to cover the event |
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| NBC 30 reporter George Colli interviews Kelly (George was great, really into the event and all the causes) |
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| George interviews Danny Boy Bent, one of the organizers of One Run for Boston |
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| Officer Matt provided an escort through the dark streets of Milford |
Lastlly, the leader of group 300 made the following video our our leg--thanks Kelly!
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