Good and Bad News

Bad news first? (That's usually my preference)

I did not make it into the Boston Marathon. They have made a change to their registration process to guarantee that only the most elite runners that register are accepted. Which means even though you may have qualified with an amazing time, if you had runners in your same division (mine being Women 18-34) that beat your qualifying time they would have a better chance at being accepted.

Because they are so kind, I did receive an email letting me know they were so so so sad that I wasn't going to be joining them April 15th 2012. Also included in the email was the explanation that although I did not make it in, women in my same division with a qualifying time of 3hrs. 38min. and 46sec. and faster, were accepted into the 2012 race.

What was the difference between my time and this one above ^ you may ask?

22 seconds...

-22 seconds I took to re-tie my shoe?

-22 seconds I took to drink 3 gulps of water?

-22 seconds I took .... too long.

Ha ha ha! I can't help but picture my brother Brad saying, "Next time, run faster."

Well there you have it. Next time I will definitely have to run faster because all Qualifying times are being cut 5 minutes from 2013 on. Next time . . .

Good news now?

A week from today, I will be Here!

I can't wait for . . . .

-The Food

-The Museums

-The Parks

Best of all . . . .

- The Kate!