iChase the Cure Update

I've been crazy busy today working from home (because of the Marathon, wooo!) but I wanted to post a little note about the race on Saturday! It turned out to be a beautiful day for a run - about 50+ degrees and sunny. I have the worst time getting up before 1 on the weekends but luckily the Esplanade is about 15 minutes from my house so I didn't have to wake up too early. It was lovely to see how many people showed up for the event, a few hundred I would say, and also to think about how many others contributed by donating their time or money to the cause (according to @ichasethecure on twitter, donations were still rolling in after the race had finished!).
I met up with my friends Francis and Allie and Allie's boyfriend Jordan and we ended up running the whole course in a little over 30 minutes. The poor boys (who are much more used to running) had to slow down to keep pace with Allie and I who were the slowpokes of the group. After the race there was Raising Cane's (a sponsor for the event and a personal favorite of Francis's. Ok also a personal favorite of mine, come on now) and lots of other post-race goodies including cool purple t-shirts!
Overall it was a great event that I was really excited to be a part of and am hoping to run next year if I end up sticking around Boston.
Most importantly, I just wanted to send out a special thanks to those of you who donated via my fundraising page, you are wonderful people and I appreciated the support so much!

awesome race shirt!

Surprise! I'm running the 4th annual iChase the Cure 5K for Kid's Brain Tumors on Saturday

This is an awesome event sponsored by iChase the Cure - a growing non profit that is involved in a variety of causes, one being pediatric brain cancer research. 

Here is some more information about the organization/event in case you're interested in running and here is the link to my fundraising page if you feel like donating! All proceeds from the run will directly fund a clinical trial at Dana Farber so your money is going right to where it's needed. 

This cause in particular is special to me because I'm interested in becoming a pediatric doctor one day and working with sick kids and this is a small way for me to contribute now. If we all get involved then we can all have the satisfaction of knowing that we're doing something to help and every little bit counts!

PS I haven't run all winter and yesterday was my first almost three-miler of the year...this is either a good "hurry up and get fighting fit" opportunity or Sunday morning I will wake up like: