First Group Run
I’m really looking forward to my run tonight because it’s the first time I’ll be running with my DFMC Teammates. When I signed up for this challenge, I had anticipated that my marathon training would be a solo endeavor - long runs alone, looking inwards for motivation, digging deep to get out of bed on cold days to freeze my butt off in the dark, etc. Well it turns out this is absolutely not the case. The DMFC organization and its runners have spent years setting up schedules, locations and opportunities to make every run a TEAM experience. I never thought of running as a team sport, but then again I never ran cross-country in high school.
Tonight, the plan is to meet at the Crossroads Pub in Boston, run for as long as you want, then drink beer and eat pizza. This happens every Thursday around 5:45. A bunch of the runners will be doing 8-9 mile runs, which is well ahead of my training schedule. I’m shooting for a 5 miler tonight, and at least one teammate has offered to stick with me. She’s basically doing charity work, as I read her blog and she’s already running half marathons at this point in her training. Maybe today is her “day off”. In any case, I certainly appreciate it!
My prediction for the night: I definitely won’t be the guy running the farthest, but I may battle for eating and drinking supremacy. May as well be good at something!
