#18 Boston - Surprise with Apples - October 6, 2005
Surprise - hmmmhhh, what could that be?
Well, I am happy to announce that Miss Petra Josephine singlehandedly, and by her own strength and miraculous willpower, completed her first Half Marathon this past weekend!! Yes, yes!! The event of choice was the most wonderful AppleFest in Hollis, New Hampshire (http://www.gatecity.org/AF/index.html). Located in apple country, the very lovely town of Hollis went all out for this event - this is what it must feel like to ride the Tour de France. Every single resident it seemed line the streets (they may have dug up a few to fill in some gaps), cheering us on. Families reunited, barbeques were held, pop got the PA system out of the basement, and armed with a microphone shouted indecipherable encouragements our way (at least that was what we thought they were...). At some point along the very scenic route, a bagpiper stood in the middle of the forest in support of us weary runners.
I was lured to this esteemed event by none other than my running friend Joanne, in particular by the promise that there would be apple crisp at the end of the race. Boy, it does not take a lot to get me to commit running 14.1 miles (aka 26 kilometers). The race led along rolling hills in New Hampshire, emphasis on hills (some of them might have been rolling) - unfortunately some of the more challenging ones appeared at the end of the race, in particular one vicious hill between mile 12 and 13!! Bottomline - it was hard, but I finished, and to boast just a little, in a decent time of 2 hrs 7 min 44 seconds which equals a good pace of 9:45 min/mile. Not too shabby!!
The Day After - I intentionally had loaded myself up with tons of movies courtesy of Netflix and the Boston Public Library and nursed myself through the day - only to leave the house for a brief excursion, which involved the purchase of some high-calorie ice cream (well deserved) and People magazine. Aah, the good life. If you need movie recommendations, just let me know, I have become quite the little addict, and I am not too ashamed to admit, that "The Swiss Family Robinson" was among my choices for the day.
Monday, in sharp contrast to the outdoorsy stuff I usually sign up for I attended an event advertised by Boston Event Guide - as expected this resource caters a bit toward the ditzy 20 to 30 somethings, and the "Cinderella Makeover Event" was no deviation. A room at the swanky Boston Harbor Hotel (http://www.bhh.com/) was filled to the brim with a preppy crowd, and most of the evening was spent standing in line trying to accesss all the little perks we were promised by the event organizers. We were given wine (wayyyyy to much wine) and not enough appetizers (most of them were dime-sized anyway and disappeared within inches of entering the room), so about 1 hour into the event, you had a room full of very ornery, uncooperative inebriated women - what could be more fun!! Well, there were some upsides to the shindig - it was a benefit for a local charity, the Ellie Breast Cancer Fund in Needham. It is a nonprofit organization, who helps women afflicted with Breast Cancer with some basic needs, such as transportation to treatment, child and pet care, you name it. http://www.elliefund.org/ The charity is named after Eleanor Popkin of Newton, and was started by her two sons.
Another little perk was that we all received tickets for the Boston Ballet's October 16th performance of Cinderella -an event I will definitely look forward to (maybe except for the fact that all the ditzy girls from Monday night are going to be there.....).
Since then the week has been one big blurr, mostly due to the fact that work has been absolutely insane, and the only thing I feel compelled to do upon returning home is popping in a movie. I have become quite the little Roger Ebert here, and have started to annoy friends and family alike by sending them movie tips every day. Even my optometrist is not safe.
Thank goodness for the upcoming weekend - the day Columbus got lost and stumbled upon America is being celebrated, which means a three day reprieve from work!! I am heading up to New Hampshire to do some hiking in and around Waterville Valley, and on Monday it is time for the Tufts 10K, a Boston tradition - a women's only road race!!!
http://www.tufts-healthplan.com/tufts10k/thp10k.php
Wishing you the best of weekends, my friends, be nice to each other!!
pet:)
Well, I am happy to announce that Miss Petra Josephine singlehandedly, and by her own strength and miraculous willpower, completed her first Half Marathon this past weekend!! Yes, yes!! The event of choice was the most wonderful AppleFest in Hollis, New Hampshire (http://www.gatecity.org/AF/index.html). Located in apple country, the very lovely town of Hollis went all out for this event - this is what it must feel like to ride the Tour de France. Every single resident it seemed line the streets (they may have dug up a few to fill in some gaps), cheering us on. Families reunited, barbeques were held, pop got the PA system out of the basement, and armed with a microphone shouted indecipherable encouragements our way (at least that was what we thought they were...). At some point along the very scenic route, a bagpiper stood in the middle of the forest in support of us weary runners.
I was lured to this esteemed event by none other than my running friend Joanne, in particular by the promise that there would be apple crisp at the end of the race. Boy, it does not take a lot to get me to commit running 14.1 miles (aka 26 kilometers). The race led along rolling hills in New Hampshire, emphasis on hills (some of them might have been rolling) - unfortunately some of the more challenging ones appeared at the end of the race, in particular one vicious hill between mile 12 and 13!! Bottomline - it was hard, but I finished, and to boast just a little, in a decent time of 2 hrs 7 min 44 seconds which equals a good pace of 9:45 min/mile. Not too shabby!!
The Day After - I intentionally had loaded myself up with tons of movies courtesy of Netflix and the Boston Public Library and nursed myself through the day - only to leave the house for a brief excursion, which involved the purchase of some high-calorie ice cream (well deserved) and People magazine. Aah, the good life. If you need movie recommendations, just let me know, I have become quite the little addict, and I am not too ashamed to admit, that "The Swiss Family Robinson" was among my choices for the day.
Monday, in sharp contrast to the outdoorsy stuff I usually sign up for I attended an event advertised by Boston Event Guide - as expected this resource caters a bit toward the ditzy 20 to 30 somethings, and the "Cinderella Makeover Event" was no deviation. A room at the swanky Boston Harbor Hotel (http://www.bhh.com/) was filled to the brim with a preppy crowd, and most of the evening was spent standing in line trying to accesss all the little perks we were promised by the event organizers. We were given wine (wayyyyy to much wine) and not enough appetizers (most of them were dime-sized anyway and disappeared within inches of entering the room), so about 1 hour into the event, you had a room full of very ornery, uncooperative inebriated women - what could be more fun!! Well, there were some upsides to the shindig - it was a benefit for a local charity, the Ellie Breast Cancer Fund in Needham. It is a nonprofit organization, who helps women afflicted with Breast Cancer with some basic needs, such as transportation to treatment, child and pet care, you name it. http://www.elliefund.org/ The charity is named after Eleanor Popkin of Newton, and was started by her two sons.
Another little perk was that we all received tickets for the Boston Ballet's October 16th performance of Cinderella -an event I will definitely look forward to (maybe except for the fact that all the ditzy girls from Monday night are going to be there.....).
Since then the week has been one big blurr, mostly due to the fact that work has been absolutely insane, and the only thing I feel compelled to do upon returning home is popping in a movie. I have become quite the little Roger Ebert here, and have started to annoy friends and family alike by sending them movie tips every day. Even my optometrist is not safe.
Thank goodness for the upcoming weekend - the day Columbus got lost and stumbled upon America is being celebrated, which means a three day reprieve from work!! I am heading up to New Hampshire to do some hiking in and around Waterville Valley, and on Monday it is time for the Tufts 10K, a Boston tradition - a women's only road race!!!
http://www.tufts-healthplan.com/tufts10k/thp10k.php
Wishing you the best of weekends, my friends, be nice to each other!!
pet:)
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