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The Countdown Begins….

The countdown has officially begun, Marathon Monday is just around the corner. It’s apparent all of the city, in the time between my walk home on Friday and Saturday evening they started to put infrastructure for the banner above the … Continue reading

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Mark’s Email from Earlier This Week

So, I may have taken over the blog for the most part, but Mark has been a better e-mailer. As he writes for a living, I figured I’d put his email here as well. 🙂 THREE WEEKS from today is … Continue reading

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We are really serous about this run

It’s been a while since I’ve written a blog post that has said much of anything. I now have a much greater appreciation of all of those blogs that I find when I’m googling things like “protein pumpkin pancakes,” “low … Continue reading

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Brunch and Play for The Dana Farber Marathon Challenge

The wonderful and amazing folks over at the Children’s Piazza in Beverly have agreed to host us again to help raise money for cancer research. Come and bring the whole family out for a great time and delicious food! On … Continue reading

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Seven Things I’ve Learned from Planning Our Charity Event

As many of you know, Mark and I have our biggest charity event coming up. It’s not that ALL of our events aren’t a big deal and that you shouldn’t come to them all, but this one is the one … Continue reading

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How’s the Training Going?

So, one of the most common questions Mark and I get these days is “how is the training going?” Often times, there’s only enough time for me to give a quick “It’s going great!” or 1-2 sentences about what we’re … Continue reading

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“I would like to run for DFMC because: ….” Why we’re running part II

It seems like I’ve left up the Waffles and Wonderment pic a little too long and it’s time to get writing and updating again. However, I posed this to Facebook, but it deserves a second post: Mark and I want … Continue reading

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OUR FIRST EVENT!

We are extremely excited to announce our first fundraising event for the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge. To register, simply click on the flyer below and donate at our Dana-Farber website, print out your email confirmation and bring it on the day … Continue reading

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Why the Dana Farber Marathon Challenge?

This post will come in two installments. The first is the first, more “intellectual” answer. When Mark and I first considered running Boston for charity, we gave a lot of thought to which charity to apply to. There are a … Continue reading

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How we came to be running the Boston Marathon in April 2015

For those of you who don’t know, the privilege of running the Boston marathon most commonly comes in two forms. Either you qualify, or you run for charity. I’ve joked with friends that you have to “run fast, or raise … Continue reading

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