Run/Walk For Boston

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  • mwilke
    mwilke Posts: 378 Member
    Added another 2.6 miles by walking to the bank and back with the hubby.


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  • KatLifter
    KatLifter Posts: 1,314 Member
    I just have to ask. How does this support people affected by the bombing? It is a great personal goal, but how is it helping the victims? I live and work in Boston. Friday I wasn't allowed to leave my apartment. I've volunteered on the Marathom medical team. My friends were caught in the bombing and my sister has ran in it. I graduated college with the MIT officer. How is this private challenge helping?
  • kmessinger14
    kmessinger14 Posts: 57 Member
    I just have to ask. How does this support people affected by the bombing? It is a great personal goal, but how is it helping the victims? I live and work in Boston. Friday I wasn't allowed to leave my apartment. I've volunteered on the Marathom medical team. My friends were caught in the bombing and my sister has ran in it. I graduated college with the MIT officer. How is this private challenge helping?

    For starters, this topic is in "Motivation and Support." For all of those unable to finish the marathon or were injured in the explosion, we are running with our thoughts and prayers to support them. It may not be dollars going towards those in need of financial support, and we may not physically be there to help, but by showing them that we are thinking of the victims we are still supporting them. They are in our thoughts and prayers, and for some of us, that's all we can really do from where we live miles away.
  • RunFarLiveHappy
    RunFarLiveHappy Posts: 805 Member
    I just have to ask. How does this support people affected by the bombing? It is a great personal goal, but how is it helping the victims? I live and work in Boston. Friday I wasn't allowed to leave my apartment. I've volunteered on the Marathom medical team. My friends were caught in the bombing and my sister has ran in it. I graduated college with the MIT officer. How is this private challenge helping?

    Maybe you aren't a runner? Maybe you are? One thing that I've learned is that runners are a family and it doesn't take personally knowing someone in the marathon or injured in the tragedy that occurred there to be personally affected by it. I consider ALL runners a part of my extended family and I am grieving here in Colorado without any personal (family/friend) ties to the race. If running is all I can do to remember those affected by the devastation at the Boston Marathon then you'd better believe I'll be running. If you don't think the victims and their families are in my heart every time I lace up then I think you're very judgmental and pessimistic I pray that you find a healthy outlet for your grief and frustration. I don't believe this is it. We're running for those who cannot or may not be able to run again!

    Amanda, thanks again for posting this! We are doing something!
  • KatLifter
    KatLifter Posts: 1,314 Member
    I just have to ask. How does this support people affected by the bombing? It is a great personal goal, but how is it helping the victims? I live and work in Boston. Friday I wasn't allowed to leave my apartment. I've volunteered on the Marathom medical team. My friends were caught in the bombing and my sister has ran in it. I graduated college with the MIT officer. How is this private challenge helping?

    Maybe you aren't a runner? Maybe you are? One thing that I've learned is that runners are a family and it doesn't take personally knowing someone in the marathon or injured in the tragedy that occurred there to be personally affected by it. I consider ALL runners a part of my extended family and I am grieving here in Colorado without any personal (family/friend) ties to the race. If running is all I can do to remember those affected by the devastation at the Boston Marathon then you'd better believe I'll be running. If you don't think the victims and their families are in my heart every time I lace up then I think you're very judgmental and optimistic. I pray that you find a healthy outlet for your grief and frustration. I don't believe this is it. We're running for those who cannot or may not be able to run again!

    Amanda, thanks again for posting this! We are doing something!

    If anyone wants to judge me (by saying I'm judgemental and I think you meant pessimistic) that's okay. It was an honest and respectfully worded question. It's great if people are really doing it for that reason. Some of the replied read as though it's a personal challenge and it seems disingenuous to say they are doing it for a cause other than their own fitness.
  • RunFarLiveHappy
    RunFarLiveHappy Posts: 805 Member
    Good luck and again I will be praying for you that you find an appropriate way to deal with your grief and anger. Just as I have been doing since Monday for all affected by the tragedy at the marathon. I'm sorry that you don't see sincerity in this thread. I hope that others are inspired by the empathy intended by the OP.
  • Cherylllyn
    Cherylllyn Posts: 114 Member
    I'm in. I'll post yesterday's, today's, and tomorrow's then.
  • cindywhitley1
    cindywhitley1 Posts: 18
    I'm in! Just saw this, so I'm getting a late start, as I was unable to walk this past weekend. Will do my best to catch up :flowerforyou:
  • cindywhitley1
    cindywhitley1 Posts: 18
    Checking to see if my ticker works!


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  • vivaldirules
    vivaldirules Posts: 169 Member
    I would personally love to hear ideas of how to help. Yes, I have contributed money and I can show (to a tiny audience here and not the ones I'd prefer to show) my support in thoughts and prayers. Those feel pretty insignificant but, as with other tragedies, I'm at a loss to know how else to help. If you have some ideas, please suggest them. Better yet, post them in places where the rest of the world will see them. There is no shortage of people who would be willing to try.
  • AmandaLynn101103
    AmandaLynn101103 Posts: 20 Member
    I just have to ask. How does this support people affected by the bombing? It is a great personal goal, but how is it helping the victims? I live and work in Boston. Friday I wasn't allowed to leave my apartment. I've volunteered on the Marathom medical team. My friends were caught in the bombing and my sister has ran in it. I graduated college with the MIT officer. How is this private challenge helping?

    Great question, being so close to the situation I can see why you would have these questions. If you read what I have previously posted you will see that this indeed did begin as my own personal goal and way of dealing with the feelings I had from this event. I lived in Boston for a while and it is a place that will always be in my heart. That being said this wasn't created to heal the victims and make things like they never happened. I guess the best reference I can make is today at 2:50 there was a minute of silence held by many in remembrance of what happened a week ago. What good was that? It did not heal anyone, it simply kept those effected in the hearts and prayers of many who never even knew them. I see this as a similar gesture. We are not here to cure, we are just here to connect and remember those effected by this horrible chain of events.

    As far as how does this help the victims, it is helping keep awareness and remembrance of these events. If you have read the comments you will also see people have posted links to things like the One foundation where people can donate money to those in need. That makes this a great place to share that information with people who are interested in the cause and likely willing to donate. Also this may help others find their own personal love for running and encourage them to join Boston next year for the marathon, even if its just to cheer others on. As someone from Boston I am sure you would agree that you would love to see nothing more than an amazing turn out of runners and those who support them at the marathon next year.

    Also as previously stated this is great place to spread awareness of the situation. What have you been doing to help those in need? I would love to hear from you about what you have been doing or about anything you know of that would help those people out. We are here as one to show our support and if you can think of any other ways we can help out the cause please share them. This is a great group of people so far and I am sure many of them would be just as willing as I myself am to help out in any other ways we can :)
  • thebzax
    thebzax Posts: 55 Member

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  • healthfulnow
    healthfulnow Posts: 245 Member
    I will do the pledge too! It was heart wrenching to see the videos of the aftermath, but heartwarming to see runners, volunteers, by-standers, and first responders do what they do best - show compassion with action.

    Since 4/15 - I have ran 15 miles.

    Thanks for your post - it is a daily reminder of lives lost and lives changed. Running this weekend in a 5K which will be remembering what has happened.
  • JUDDDing
    JUDDDing Posts: 1,367 Member
    19.06 through today.
  • RunFarLiveHappy
    RunFarLiveHappy Posts: 805 Member
    14.3 ran in another 5k race tonight!
  • thebzax
    thebzax Posts: 55 Member
    Just finished a REALLY long three-day walk from Edinburgh to Glasgow with my boyfriend, so that's 50 miles to add!



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  • RunFarLiveHappy
    RunFarLiveHappy Posts: 805 Member
    18.3 miles done, just running. Long run tomorrow.
  • JUDDDing
    JUDDDing Posts: 1,367 Member
    29.8 through today.
  • vivaldirules
    vivaldirules Posts: 169 Member
    29.0 miles through today including 6 in the rain early this morning. All run for Boston, marathoners, and victims of violence everywhere.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4r0D4o660Mo
  • bluefox9er
    bluefox9er Posts: 2,917 Member
    Great thread. Iv'e already ran for the facebook event for Boston and will run next week's marathon for Boston for those who never got to finish.
  • healthfulnow
    healthfulnow Posts: 245 Member
    Previous: 15 miles
    Updated through 4/49 - additional 9 miles (this includes my first 5K run experience on 4/28)
    Current total - 24 miles

    God Bless America!
  • RunFarLiveHappy
    RunFarLiveHappy Posts: 805 Member
    26.3 miles through yesterday! Sending love & prayers to Boston each run!
  • RunFarLiveHappy
    RunFarLiveHappy Posts: 805 Member
    29.6 through today, I have another 5k tomorrow!
  • vivaldirules
    vivaldirules Posts: 169 Member
    6.0 more today for a total of 35.0 miles so far. Let's keep running for Boston and victims!
  • RunFarLiveHappy
    RunFarLiveHappy Posts: 805 Member
    33 miles through today #runningforBoston
  • healthfulnow
    healthfulnow Posts: 245 Member
    Previous total: 24 miles

    Updated total as of 5/1 - 31 Boston Strong miles!
  • RunFarLiveHappy
    RunFarLiveHappy Posts: 805 Member
    39.2 miles run for Boston!
  • JUDDDing
    JUDDDing Posts: 1,367 Member
    44.88 through today
  • RunFarLiveHappy
    RunFarLiveHappy Posts: 805 Member
    41.2 miles run for Boston
  • vivaldirules
    vivaldirules Posts: 169 Member
    41.0 miles run as of yesterday. Persistent heel pain is going to make the next dozen or so tough but I am going to finish. Boston!

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