I Still Have Goosebumps + Tuesday Tangents + Last Day in California!

Oh. My. Goodness.  That was the best Boston that I’ve ever watched.

For the first time in 33 years, an American woman crossed the Boston Marathon finish line first!

Desi and I are pretty much best friends so that was fun for me to see;)

We were still in California on Monday and the girls were up nice and early to join in on watching Boston.

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I also watched part of the race from the hotel gym so I could get in my miles at the same time.  I did 8 miles @ 8:30 average pace and I was very thankful that I wasn’t running in a tornado like everyone in Boston.  I’m glad no one else was in the gym because I was cheering loud when Desi pulled up to first.

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I don’t know about you but after watching Boston yesterday I wanted to go out and run a marathon.  I was so inspired by Desi.  It was her 16th marathon at 34 years old and she finally had a major marathon victory.  After years and years of hard work, consistency, showing up, patience and dedication… she did it.  Just a few miles into the race she was feeling awful and feeling like it wasn’t her day and then she made it her day.  Watching her slow down to help Shalane get back to the lead pack after she had to make a porta potty stop was incredible.  Desi was so busy trying to help everyone else around her that it made her forget about how bad she felt and that got her legs going.  With so many obstacles she won, it was amazing and my favorite part was seeing her husband’s reaction to her coming down to the finish.  Brooke was watching the last mile or so with me and she was so confused why I was crying about running ha.

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Also, how amazing was Kawauchi—>  A full time school administrator that isn’t sponsored and ran 12 marathons last year… WON.  This was his 4th marathon this year.  He has won all four!  He is a machine.  Such an inspiring day and congrats to EVERYONE that ran yesterday.  You are hard core and I hope that you are finally warm again after that.

I loved watching these interviews from after the race.  .

“It was kind of hilarious how it worked out and even when I got in the lead I was like, this is going to go horribly wrong…. This is not what I expected today.”

And a video about what was going on with Shalane:

Okay, one more video—>  Sarah Sellers.  She took 2nd and was pretty shocked about it!  This was her second marathon and coming in second and passing all of the people that she did probably felt so crazy.  Also, she went to school in Utah so I feel a bond with her of course.

In the car when I was telling Andrew about how Desi slowed down to help out Shalane he got the biggest goosebumps (that is what I attempted to take the below picture of).  I think I had goosebumps each time I saw anything about the race for the rest of the day.

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PS before we left the hotel for the day I was sitting on the bed and feeding Skye when I thought Andrew started to shake the bed.  It was weird because I was looking at him and he wasn’t moving but I was sure he was trying to be funny and shake the bed and then I noticed that the shower door was also shaking for a second—> It was an earthquake.  It was so weird (and thankfully small) but it was the first time I’ve ever been awake for an earthquake.

Let’s talk about the rest of the day now!

We went to lunch at one of my favorites.

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Pluto’s!  They have the best salads and they do not skimp on toppings.  They have toppings like roasted brussel sprouts and butternut squash… this tasted so good!

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It was raining in San Jose so we stayed inside for the rest of the day and hit up the Tech Museum which was really cool and our favorite part was Body Works.

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It was so interesting to learn so much about how our bodies work and what everything looks like inside.  After watching the marathon and then seeing all of the muscles and systems of the body, it made me appreciate our bodies even more.

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They also had a bunch of children’s activities there that Brooke loved and an IMAX film that we went to.  I just fed Skye during pretty much the entire movie so she was happy.

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We grabbed some dinner at the airport and also froyo.  I have never had froyo at the airport so I thought that was pretty sweet.

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Getting his strength training in:

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Kicking back and enjoying the flight.

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The airplane was pretty much empty so that took away a lot of my stress of flying with Skye.  We are very happy to be home now!

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To finish up today, I have four tangents:

1.  Have you heard about this Sour Patch Kid’s ice cream?  I’m thinking it isn’t going to be good but I have to try it.

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2.  Yeah… this is happening.

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3.  An awesome reminder from THIS book:

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4.  I saw this book at the bookstore and was wondering if any of you have read it… what did you think?

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What did you think about Boston? I want to hear all of your feelings:)

Have you ever been in an earthquake before?

Have any tangents to share I would love to hear them!

What’s your run for today?  Feeling extra inspired? 

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Boston was so incredible to watch! I was at work and watching the worst stream ever since the official one was blocked on our Internet. I could still see how strong and in control Desi looked. She is such an amazing person and runner and I’m SO happy she won!

I’ve been in one earthquake but had no idea! I was in school at Penn State and just walked around outside. I got to class and everyone was freaking out about it but I guess since I wasn’t in a building I couldn’t feel it. We don’t typically get them in this area so I can’t believe I missed it!

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You are making me want to get in my car right now and go and find that ice cream!!!!!! lol I love weird combos, so Sour Patch Kids and ice cream definitely perks up my ears!!!! Let us know if you find/try it!!!!

You know, for the awful weather yesterday, most of the people I know/follow who ran Boston did pretty much okay yesterday–maybe not their goal time, but pretty darned good, conditions considered. I think that must be part of the magic of Boston that gives you almost super powers to get to that finish line. There just has to be so much gratitude just to BE THERE. Amazing and inspiring. Still loving all of the Des tweets and photos and interviews. I agree 110% about her husband’s reaction. Priceless. So much love.

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Hi Janae, are you planning to do a post about how breastfeeding is going and/or do you have any tips about breastfeeding in public? I haven’t nursed my little one in public yet but would like to try as we have a plane trip coming up as well. Thanks!

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Hey Melanie! I will most definitely do an update again on breastfeeding! A few tips about doing it in public on the plane: nurse while the plane takes off and lands to help your little one’s ears. I prefer the window seat if I can (Brooke grabbed it last night though ha) because it gives me a bit more privacy. Skye doesn’t love to be covered anymore so I wear a tank top that I can pull down under my breast and a top over that where I can pull it up and use a little light blanket to cover any areas that I want. I used to use one of these but she doesn’t like being under something other than just a light blanket anymore:
https://roolee.com/products/multi-use-cover-in-city-restocked
Most people don’t even really notice but if somebody does look at you strange remind yourself that feeding your little one and making them feel comfortable is much more important than worrying about what others are thinking when they see you nursing. Skye loves to have her feet very close to my body when I nurse her and I forget about that in public sometimes so if yours does too, pull those little feet in:) YOU can do this! Let me know how it goes!

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I felt super inspired! That was amazing. And now knowing she wanted to drop out at first…wow. My cousin texted me right after and asked if I want d to run a half with her now. Haha I said yes, so that’s going to happen. Maybe the 10k will wait while I get ready for a half now?

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Desi was so incredible and I’m still emotional for her! Such an incredible finish!

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Des is our homegirl. (I live in Rochester Hills MI where Hansons-Brooks is). I’m pretty sure I saw her out on the trail one time. I was tracking the race yesterday just for her. So happy to see her win.

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My parents live in the middle of Nebraska and they have had 6 earthquakes within the last week! So crazy! We live about 45 minutes away and haven the felt them. The biggest was a 3.6.
I didn’t watch the Boston but did read about it afterwards. What an amazing, selfless act from Desi!

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Six?!? That is nuts! I hope they don’t get any bigger. Have a great day Amanda!

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Boston was incredible!! All of those people braving those awful conditions—wow. Just wow. And I love the stories of both Desi and Sarah Sellers! So amazing!!

Froyo in an airport?! YES. I’m pretty sure that would take away the travel anxieties I sometimes get. Tuesday Tangent: I need major prayer right now for my career—for provision and guidance/direction and to be able to work within my passions.

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Boston was simply incredible. I keep rewatching all the finishes! So cool.
We used to live in California when I was little and I remember having earthquakes all the time.
Today is a day off of running, but I’m doing MC Fit’s plank challenge and I have 3:09 plank to do this afternoon! And a walk :)

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I haven’t read North yet, but my sister bought it at the airport when she was traveling and said it was amazing! She finished it in one weekend and found it very inspiring and motivating:!

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Thank you so much for letting me know! I will have to read it! Have a great day Jo!

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Ooh I have not read that book but it looks great. I LOVE stories like that. It sounds a little bit like Wild (it’s a book and a movie and it’s fantastic). And I love stories like your marathon ones, too! They always give me goosebumps and make me tear up as well – I just love seeing other people reach their goals/dreams.

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I did my first Boston!!!! It was so crazy I can’t even describe it yet. Honestly the worst part was waiting before in the athletes village and right after finishing trying to walk to get gear bags and stay warm and attempt to stop shaking uncontrollably :) But it was amazing to be a part of such ridiculous conditions and everyone I was running with still had such high spirits and we encouraged each other the whole time!! The volunteers were so incredible and encouraging too. I didn’t PR but still managed to BQ with a 3:32 (probably not enough cushion though to get in next year…might need to find another marathon soon now :). I tried to keep smiling the whole time until I realized my face was starting to hurt ha! It was such a great experience all around!!

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Also!! I totally thought of you and your advice to pump my arms when my legs felt like they couldn’t go anymore, totally helped :)

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That is amazing! Congrats.

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Stephanie! Huge huge huge congrats! You BQed in those conditions.. you are amazing! I love that your face was hurting from smiling so much. Enjoy that post race high for a very long time!

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Congratulations! That’s awesome!

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That’s so awesome, Stephanie! Hopefully you have warmed up by now! I hope to get there one day. And I agree on the arm-pumping – it really helps.

Enjoy your fantastic achievement!
Liz

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congratulations!!!

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And Krista Duchene — 41, mother of three — took third out of nowhere. After training all winter in the particularly horrid Ontario winter. So happy for her.

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Ahhhhh yes! I am going to listen to her podcast with Lindsey Hein today! Absolutely amazing.. I want to learn all about her!

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Over the weekend, I was setting up the elite runners to track on the B.A.A. app and saw the name “Krista Duchene” and thought “why does that name sound familiar?” I went back to Lindsey’s podcasts and found her episode with Krista and listened to it before the race yesterday. I AM SO GLAD I DID! It was fantastic to see her finish 3rd among all the other Americans! THANK YOU AGAIN for introducing your readers to I’ll Have Another with Lindsey Hein!!

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Boston was so, so magical! I’m a Boston native so running it was a huge goal of mine. All week I was worried about the weather, and it truly was ABYSMAL. Sheets of rain. Headwind that nearly knocked you off your feet. Temps in the low 40’s with a windchill. But having trained here through all the winter storms we’ve gotten hit with (we’ve had 2 blizzards and 4 Nor’easters just since christmas) I was feeling pretty prepared. The support on the course was like no other! I switched into dry shoes and chatted with my family at Mile 13, and still managed to PR:) I ran as a charity runner, so I also had the added boost of being able to give back to a cause I care really deeply about!!

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Kerri! You PRed?!? You are absolutely amazing… wow! Congrats! I love that you changed into dry shoes at mile 13, great idea. I hope you enjoy your accomplishment for a very long time!

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It wasn’t THAT hard to PR- it was only my second marathon, and I’ve learned SO much about my fueling and training since then. But I’m still pretty proud of my progress! Fun fact: Today it is sunny and 50 in Boston. FIGURES.

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And my coach recommended the shoe switch at the half point. It felt amazing to have non-waterlogged shoes on for about 4 miles after I switched, but a band of sleet/heavy rain hit RIGHT as I got onto firehouse hill and I ended up totally soaked again:/

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great idea! i guess if mother nature is out to get you, she’s gonna. :p that is really great though, it sounds like you still had an amazing time!

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All the feels. I had the twitter feed on my computer while teaching. I think I have now made 90 teenagers fans of the marathon!!

Definitely inspired. Ran after school yesterday, and up this morning to again………now I am reminding myself to not be stupid inspired and wind up with an injury because my heart wants to run more than my body can handle.

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that is so funny about making the teens fans of the marathon :)
way to go to be inspired!

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Oh my gosh! Best Boston ever!! I missed watching Shalane’s big win in NY, so I was determined to watch Boston this year! I streamed it from my computer at work and definitely closed my office door during the last half hour and pretended I was in an important meeting so no one interrupted me haha. I was definitely crying when Des crossed the finish line! And so cool to see her help Shalane, and crazy that she was thinking about dropping out at that point too!

I hope Sarah Sellers is on every running podcast now! I need to know everything about her haha. And the 3rd place woman from Canada -Krista Duchene was on Lindsey Hein’s podcast a while back and is 41 and a mother of 3!! So many inspiring stories out there yesterday!

I have my track group tonight and I’m definitely thinking all this extra inspiration will translate to my workout!

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Yeah, I can’t take it. I signed up for a fall marathon just now :) It will be my first since Boston 2014!

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Ahhh congrats!!! Which one Amanda?

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The Bay State Marathon in Lowell, MA. I know friends that run it and it is supposed to be very well-managed and logistically easy. Even though the town it starts in is not known for its beauty, friends have said the run is surprisingly pretty! It’s also very easy to switch down to the half if I need to :) It is a 2 loop course. I’d love to know your thoughts on that (maybe a survey question for your readers :) loop, point to point)… In some ways I think 2 loops would be “fun”. As soon as you passed step 1 of the first loop, you’re more than halfway there!

I’ve only done Boston – point to point and Providence, RI, a 1 loop course. I think logistically the 1 loop course is better.

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The 2nd place Boston Marathon winner is a nurse anesthetist that works at the operating room I used to work at!!!

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Noooooo way! That is so so so cool!

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Watching Boston was incredible. I definitely teared up when Desi crossed that finish line. I am so excited for her. I was really pulling for Shalane, and I feel for her that she didn’t have her best day. I am so impressed with the sportsmanship showed by all the women, they are so inspiring.

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I couldn’t watch the race because I couldn’t find a free stream but I was refreshing Twitter every 5 seconds and checking the #bostonmarathon tag on Instagram – OMG. It was amazing. I did in fact let out a cheer at work and didn’t even feel bad. I had goosebumps and then tears when I was watching her post-race interviews. Just… amazing. So inspiring! I did get to see some clips here and there and watching Desi help Shalane and then take the lead eventually was truly something. Women helping women is always inspirational!
Honestly, watching it alllllmost made me want to run a marathon. Almost. :)
Just 4 miles today – the taper has officially started for my half!
We are supposed to hit 50 degrees today, and then 34 with snow tomorrow (???) and then back into the 50s/60s from here. Like what even? Mother Nature is off her rocker this year.

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Boston was amazing. I was watching the finish in the gym at my work on my lunch break…. I couldn’t help but run fast. So inspiring and motivating. I am actually from an area about 10-15 miles from Washington, MI were Desi is from. I bought my very first pair of running shoes from Hansons Running 20 years ago. I have always been a fan of hers…

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I feel connected to Sarah Sellers because her ONLY marathon before this one was the Huntsville Marathon, which is the only marathon I have run. I know. I know. We are TOTALLY the same. Yesterday’s race was full of surprises!

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I’m still pretty much screaming about Boston. I love that Desi won! It’s sad to see the disappointment in some of the elites I follow, it is heartbreaking to have terrible conditions after all that training but I love seeing these new faces. I love learning these stories about runners I hadn’t heard of before like Sarah Sellers and Yaki. It’s just amazing. I loved Sarah’s interview, thanks for sharing.

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Thanks for the videos! I wanted to hear about what happened with Shalane but I think she’s totally right about how some are not built for those conditions. California girl here, I would die of hypothermia in those conditions no joke. I ran a marathon once in 80 degree weather and I was fine but saw so many drop out.
Love all the stories of all the women and the men winner! And I love how all of us get inspired by others accomplishments just love our running community! No matter what pace each of us is we all feel the same pain so we can all relate to one another.
And earthquakes, yes I’ve felt many, welcome to California;)

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Oh.My.Gosh… Boston was amazing/crazy/inspiring!! First of all, the weather!! Everyone who ran yesterday in those conditions are my heroes!! That was seriously crazy rain and wind! I don’t know that I could have run in weather like that! It was also super fun to watch personally, because I got a BQ in my marathon last month! So seeing the course took on a whole new meaning for me this year :) I’m still feeling inspired today :)
I live in Southern California, so I have lived through a few earthquakes. I don’t love them, but the little ones can be sort of “fun” to experience :P
It looks like you had a great trip :)
Thank you for sharing the videos too! I could watch them over and over!

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I love roasted brussell sprouts. People either love them or hate them! I have noticed them on more restaurant menus so maybe they are gaining more popularity!

Sour patch kids ice cream? I don’t think that I will be trying that anytime soon! You must write a review if you do! I would love to read it.

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I loved watching the Marathon–I spent more time watching it than trying to grade papers! So totally not sorry though. I was amazed at Des. Seeing her was so inspiring and seeing her sportsmanship was so moving. At one point, one of my favorite friends and I were texting and when Des took the lead I just told Anne that Des reminded me of one of those superheroes who takes a deep breath and then suddenly starts to get bigger…and bigger…and bigger. It’s like with every stride she looked stronger…and stronger…and stronger. It made me cry happy tears. The last few months have been super tough for me in ways I tend to keep under wraps, and it’s come to a head lately–more than a handful of nights ugly-crying in bed while my husband just gives me space to feel all that I feel and while he reminds me that I am not alone in any of the things I feel. It was really, really good to cry happy tears and to feel moved by something.
Maybe it’s not a mistake that the pair of clearance sale Launch 4s I had ordered–that were supposed to arrive today–arrived at my apartment YESTERDAY and that Des is a Brooks-sponsored athlete!!! I can’t wait to wear them on my little run tomorrow and work through some of the crud in my head!
(so, with my having worn Adrenalines and now adding Launches to my running shoes, and with my love of Brooks tank tops and sports bras, and with Des being a Brooks athlete, it really is like we are sisters from another mister…right?!?!?!? I mean, we have the same taste!!!)

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GOOOOOOOO WOMEN!!:D

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I’ve never put much effort into watching the Boston Marathon (and I live in MA!) but I was home with my 3 year old yesterday and I wanted him to see why Mommy (me, haha!) loves running – as well as see the amazing women running. Well, it was the best decision ever to watch because I watched Desi cross the finish with tears and goosebumps. I couldn’t be more amazed – she is such an inspiration! I’ve already lined up some 10k’s and a half this year and a potential full marathon(2019).

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Thanks for posting those videos:) Really enjoyed them! AMAZING WIN yesterday! SO happy for Des:)

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The Boston Marathon was incredible! I live in the Boston area, so I could see exactly how terrible the weather was for the entire day. The winds and rain were absolutely torrential. I have a friend who ran the race – he was running for charity and it was his first marathon. Somehow he still crushed his goal!

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I haven’t read Scott Jurek’s book but I have a fun Boston Marathon story about him. It was about mile 5 or 6 of Boston and I looked in front of me and realized Jurek was directly in front of me! What? How am I keeping pace with this crazy trail runner? I then realized he was running as a guide for a blind athlete. Chills. Then all of a sudden Jurek crosses the road (in the super crowded street) and I look over and he is running next to Katherine Switzer. Probably one of the coolest running moments for me ever, being able to run next to Katherine and Scott Jurek! I, of course, thanked Katherine for all she has done for women’s running, nearly every female runner who ran by her did. Random tangent but your Boston recap and Jurek’s book at the end reminded me of this amazing race moment.

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I was up at 3:30am to watch it in Hawaii! I am so glad I woke up totally excited bc my DVR didn’t record it! I found a replay on YouTube and watched the whole race again that night! I could watch it everyday for who knows how long LOL. Hopefully London will be just as cool (well they are predicting high heat…but you get the point LOL).

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Boston was so inspiring and I too was crying and screaming! I watched with my kids at home and then had it recorded and watched again with my husband at night when he was home.
Thanks for sharing those videos. I hadn’t seen those!
I was surprised the elite were wearing jackets! If they do that, you know must be cold!

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I was at work yesterday watching segments of the race when I could and as Des won, I was tearing up, trying not to cry in front of my co-workers and wished I could just yell with excitement!! Ha. As a UNC alumni, watching Shalane win NYC was awesome and of course, I felt a connection to her. Watching Des win Boston and knowing her story / history, was even better; ESPECIALLY after the sportsmanship she showed to Shalane and Molly on the course. Not only is she an incredible athlete, but a wonderful person!! I run a 10 miler in Chapel Hill, NC this weekend at my alma mater and am SO going to carry Shalane, Des, Molly, Sarah and all the amazing runners ( including Lindsey Hein’s husband, Glenn :) ) who ran in Boston yesterday, with me. So inspiring! They are all ROCK STARS!

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I felt soo bad for everyone with the weather! But it was inspiring, it gave me goose bumps too! I’ve only experienced an earth quake one time, and it was in college in the middle of the night. I thought my roommate was just climbing into bed super late, lol. Also, that book by Jen Sincero is on my list to read!

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I was cheering, yelling, and crying. I work from home and kept filling my husband in. (who was not as excited as I was but he’s pretty tolerant). I was also excited that Tatayana McFadden won the push rim women’s division, watching her struggle against the wind and rain going up some of those hills was crazy inspiring. I think that anyone who ran in those conditions deserves some extra credit, I didn’t want to be out in that period.

Tuesday tangents – I’ve been trying to cut back on sugar and dairy, my skin has been getting crazy lately, and I found a Paleo Banana Bread Recipe from Ambitious Kitchen. It’s really good, I added a tablespoon of Trader Joe’s coffee flour to mine and I like that extra depth of flavor. (it’s not really a coffee taste, just a little roasted taste which adds depth of flavor).

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I was so sad that I couldn’t stream at work! But I was following what I could through everyone’s instagrams and of course refreshing the list of runners etc every minute and following twitter! I LOVED all of the unknowns that finished for us!!

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Oh my gosh, Boston was incredible to watch! WOW! I am 6 hours ahead so I ran at the start time of the elite women then scrambled to watch the finish. As it turns out, I had my brother video call me then he turned his phone towards his laptop so I could watch. We both shed a tear or dozen!!! I’m still in awe!!!

Yes to the earthquake! It was spring break and I remember waking up thinking a HUGE boulder was hitting the house like in Indiana Jones. I ran into my parents room basically screaming my head off and my dad jumped up, stared out the window and said “yup, I believe it’s an earthquake.” It was really odd, especially because Portland, Oregon doesn’t get a lot of significant earthquakes.

Totally wore red/white/blue running today!

So impressed with all the runners who PR’d yesterday! incredible!

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I can’t get enough of watching videos of the runners from yesterday! Thanks for sharing yours, too!

I just had Brussels sprouts for lunch. Yum!

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I am Canadian so was super pumped to see Krista on the podium! And Desi taking the win was pretty special too:) A lot of our local running and trail running community were running Boston as well so super fun to track them. This makes me miss road marathons and part of me thinks I need to run another road marathon in the near future so I can go back to Boston. Although, I wouldn’t necessarily have wanted to run in yesterday’s whether if I could help it haha. I really liked the fact that the mens winner and the womens second place winner (and even through to 5th or so) were relatively unknown and that people who are working full time and training hard can achieve success on the worlds biggest marathon stage. So cool to see!

Never been in an earthquake before (or maybe I have and just didn’t feel it!)

I did get 10 miles in this morning – don’t know if I was inspired to say – my legs are still so dead from the weekend hahah. But I did wear my Boston 2013 shirt:)

California looked like lots of fun! Hope you are having a great day!

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Watching Boston was AMAZING!! If that does not make you want to run I am not sure what will. I was standing at my desk moving my legs like I was running!! And to see Des cross that finish line was AMAZING! Her determination and strength is incredible! I loved that she was so concerned about the other runners. Such a good spirit to have! So happy for her!
I have never felt an earthquake, that is pretty scary. Glad everyone is ok!
And my Tuesday Tangent. . . always be thankful for all the race volunteers and expo workers! I worked an expo this past weekend and it made me as a runner be more thankful for those that dedicate their time and schedule for US!!!!
Happy Tuesday!

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I used to work at a location of that froyo place you went to! I genuinely think it’s the best froyo we have here, but I can’t compare it to Yogurtland because I’ve never been there.

Also, I really want to read Scott Jurek’s book! He’s incredible. I hiked 52 miles of the Appalachian Trail last year and I have no idea how he ran the whole thing and didn’t die.

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So Boston… That was the hardest race that I have ever done. It was my 10th marathon so I hoped that I could push through, but it wasn’t that easy. I trained so hard for this race and it was going great until mile 16 when the cold wind caught up to me. My legs felt super heavy with 5 to go and then with 2 to go everything shut down. It was a shuffle/walk for the last 2. Upon finishing, I was still walking and walked past all of the aid tents while shaking quite a lot. My logic was that my husband had my dry clothes so finding him was my top priority. I somehow got into a hotel where two amazing women helped me find my husband, change my clothes for me, and fed me the most amazing hot chocolate I have ever had, EVER. The hot chocolate made me think of you. So I am putting this out there because I want to thank those two women who were so sweet and helped me warm up. Not everyone would pull wet tights off of some stranger. So I hope your daughters finished and were ok, and I cannot thank you enough. You are the best!

PS. Go DES!!! Reading this from Des in Runners World makes me feel a lot better.
—-“It was brutal,” Linden said. “I don’t think I’ve ever raced that distance in those conditions. My hands were freezing. There were times you were just stood up by the wind, it was kind of comical how slow you were running and how much farther I had to go. It was definitely the toughest conditions on the cold side that I’ve had to run in.” (https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a19833572/desiree-linden-wins-one-for-the-pluggers/)

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Caroline, congratulations. I can’t even imagine what you went through and you are so amazing for finishing. You inspire me. Those women sound absolutely amazing. Your story gave me goosebumps. People like that are something else. Thank you Caroline and that quote is awesome… off to read the article.

YOU ARE HARD CORE. Your next marathon better include perfect weather;)

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Boston was amazing despite the horrible weather. I volunteer on the medical team at the finish line each year and it was absolutely amazing to be there when Des won. The energy was amazing!

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Yeah when i saw that ice cream i had to send you a photo (penguinbait on instagram) i camt bring myself to try it though….i think the candy would be too frozen and chewy and not sure of the taste.

I LOVED BOSTON! i was excited all day but non runners didnt understand my enthusiasm (except my husband).
No run today….but my. Husband and i did our annual safari bike ride…..we do the entire path to the dam and back with a few detours each year. It was about 17 miles and we saw baby geese!

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Oh and I was in an earthquake when i was in high school….evidently a big fault line bc it was felt in Tennessee and surrounding states.

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Did you see this: https://twitter.com/espn/status/986310044353429504. So many inspiring people and stories from start to finish. Got to love the Boston Marathon.

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Karoline. I cannot thank you enough for sharing that with me. Absolutely amazing. It gave me goosebumps. I hope you are having an amazing day!

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