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Pre-Boston. Post-Boston.

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Running for Boston shirtWhat happened April 15 at the Boston Marathon will forever be on my mind. The emotions from that day and then seeing the running community stand together have changed me.
I feel like that day reset my thoughts and goals. There’s the pre-Boston me and the post-Boston me. I think that’s the case for a lot of people and the running community.

I’m not really sure what’s next, and I have no idea if I’ll stick to my non-marathon thoughts this year.

All of a sudden, anything I’ve ever said doesn’t matter. I want new goals. I want new challenges. I want to run for completely different reasons than I did before April 15.

I feel like I have a 5,000-piece puzzle scattered on a table with non of the pieces put together. I’m in no hurry to start on the pieces, but I love this feeling of having options. …

3 responses to “Pre-Boston. Post-Boston.”

  1. MOM Avatar
    MOM

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    I am sure once the pieces start coming together it will be awesome.

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      runlikeagirl

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      On the same page. I took a hiatus from competing after i had my little girl with no plans of returning anytime soon other than running casually for the last year and a half. As soon as our amazing country took those guys down and all runners around the world stood together as one…I new that was my family too and it was time for me to find my place back in it. God layed on my heart to train for a boston qualifier in September. I want to cross the finish line next year and let my country know how freakin proud I am to be an American. I wear a blue and yellow bracelet when I train and keep the fallen and injured at the forefront of my mind. But, yeah…I would say the most significant thing I can point out is how this brought to my attention just how united our running family is on this earth. Makes me proud to be a runner! Gotta represent! Good luck on your “sole” searching!

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    Steena

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    It’s amazing how indifferent I felt about Boston before April 15th. Now when I think of Boston my heart swells with all kinds of emotion. Our community is incredible. It’ll be interesting to watch your new goals unfold.

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