Counting down the weeks:
Here we are, just a few weeks away from our 20 miler long run. How fast it's gone!

Briefly- our long run was 15 miles. We did this the day after our Team practice, giving Tim's knee some extra time to rest. Things are going well, and we feel confident that our 18 miler this coming weekend will go smoothly. We were happy to attend practice to see our coach for the last time for a few weeks, and to hear a teammates' moving dedication to her husband, who passed away from cancer.

I have a few items that I am very excited about!

• That our good friend Jacques Chanier had a live recording last week! Jacques continues his remission from CNS lymphoma, though he is still undergoing chemotherapy at Mass General. The recording was truly awesome- he is playing with a great trombonist and about 50 of us were lucky enough to be at this event. Bring on the CD release party! Jacques continues to inspire me as a talented musician and a wonderful human being.
• That we have put together details for our fundraising party! We will be having a pool party at Jillian's Billiard Club on March 29th, and have some wonderful prizes, thanks to our donors. We will also have some silent art auctions. The evite can be viewed here and bids for artworks can be taken by contacting me.
• That Tim and I will be running in memory of two very special people- John Alan Cates and Gerry Lynn. These are very dear friends' special family members who have passed away from blood cancers and we are very moved that we will be allowed to run in their honor this year. I hope to put up a post about this before the race.

Well, I think that's about it. It is a little scary to see that next week is 3 miles longer that our run this past session, but this is the 'have faith' part of the game and will concentrate on thinking positively and constructively- towards the marathon, and for what we are doing in running with the Team. Best, -M