It's Finally Friday

So its finally Friday....its been a bit of a frustrating week...could not seem to get out of my own way....did not get everything I had set out in my mind done in the office....but it WILL get done...However, on a positive note...I received my email confirmation for my entry into Boston!!! Its a bit of a relief as I was concerned that my entry was somehow missed and I was watching the entry numbers rise....almost a thousand ahead of last years pace and you are never sure when the Boston Athletic Assn will close the entries...so that concern is out of the way.

Now, my concerns turn to being ready... have been fighting a slight cold but am finally back on the roads...nice 7 miles last night...2 on my own and then 5 with three NJM Half Team members...great job by Marie, Meghan and Jacky...all are running well. Keep up the good work and the 4 or 5 you did yesterday will seem like a short run in a few weeks as your long run distances increase.

This weekend I will head to Palisades on Saturday morning...love to run across the GWB especially on a cold crisp clear morning when it seems like you can see forever...but with the sweet there always seems that you get some bitter and when I look South off the Bridge and look to the end of Manhattan....its never fails that my mind always rushes right to September 11th and the day over 3000 people lost their lives including my friend Wayne Hobson...if you live in Hoboken you may have enjoyed a beer or two at his bar "Hobson's Choice"....and that reminds me once again how lucky so many of us are...despite not getting all of the work or errands tahtwe intended to accomplish done or a little nagging cough that its good to be alive and healthy and to be able to brave a cold windy day on the GWB or a run through the woods in High Bridge or 13 miles through the Bronx....remember on those tough days when its easy to slide back into bed or grab that extra cup of coffee that you are all incredibly selfLESS people who are running, biking, swimming or walking fo rthose who can't in the hope that one day we all can run without having to raise money to find a cure for cancer and that we have finally won the battle...and we can all move on to winning that next fight whatever that may be....we all have our own reasons for being out there but regardless of why remember that you always have many people pulling for you during every mile...me, the other coaches, your mentors, the Staff, your friends and family AND those who's faces you may never see but to whom YOU ARE A HERO...accept that title and wear it with honor because you have earned it and you earn it again everyday that you tie your running shoes and step outside your comfort zone and run further that you ever imagined two months or two years ago

THANK YOU