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First Long Run of 2026! 10 Hilly Miles! Not every run is about time and speed. In fact, the weekly long run while training for a marathon shouldn’t be about time or speed at all. Today I set out to tackle the Newton Hills and cover 10 miles of distance on foot. This was my first long run of 2026 and double digit mile run in over a year! While the last few miles were more than challenging, forcing me to walk more than I had hoped, my goals today weren’t about running at all: Get out of bed and...

There are many things I enjoy about the journey of training for the Boston Marathon, not least of which is representing a meaningful and personally significant cause. But also very high up on that list are the Saturday morning long runs out on the Boston Marathon course. There is just nothing like the vibe and energy of hundreds of charity runners out there together sharing the road, many who are embarking on their first ever marathon like I did in 2019. I look forward to this long run all...

Huge shout out to Cynthia Hudson , New England Vendor Events and Aspiring Magazine for giving me so many wonderful opportunities to spread the word about Rebekah's Angels and my fundraising efforts at events across Merrimack Valley over these last few weeks. Today, I tabled at the Haverhill Holiday Craft and Vendor Fair where I met Richard Chase, Author , a retired Massachusetts State Police Officer who was a key figure in the investigation and manhunt for the bombers. He has chronicled...