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We Love Boston

April 19, 2013 | motivation, running

I just wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone who ran 4.09 miles this week for Boston. I got so many tweets, Facebook comments, and blog comments saying you ran, you prayed, you wished you could do more and I am so proud of each and every one of you.

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My 4.09 miles was less than stellar, but I did it. I was dehydrated, hadn’t eaten enough, and it was 85 degrees outside with super high humidity. I was miserable, and grumpy. I finally realized, this run isn’t for ME, this run is for those who can’t. For those laying in hospital beds, or those who can never run again. It was an eye opener for me and just the smack I needed to set myself and my pains/frustrations aside and focus on someone else and their needs. I ran and I prayed. I prayed for the victims and their families. For the medical and rescue personnel. For everyone who witnessed the horrifying scene of that day, and for our country as a whole. I prayed for the evil in the world to be brought to justice, and for love to be shown among neighbors and fellow Americans. Now is not the time to fall apart, but the time to come together as one and fight. It wasn’t my fastest or prettiest run, but it had the most heart.

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So again, a huge thanks to those that ran, walked, biked, or wore a race shirt sometime this week. You are all awesome, and I am sure the people of Boston appreciate you. <3

So many horrible things have been happening….we also need to pray for those in West Texas and what they are going through.

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  1. Lauren says

    April 19, 2013 at 2:09 am

    http://sweathappy.wordpress.com/2013/04/18/4-09-for-boston-strong/

  2. Miz says

    April 19, 2013 at 6:03 am

    you know it’s a..thing when even I run.

    xoxoxo

  3. Mindy @ Road Runner Girl says

    April 19, 2013 at 6:04 am

    Well spoken Heather! My 4.09 miles was not a great run either…super hot and humid. But I kept telling myself that this run wasn’t for me…and that got me through it. I wrote a couple of posts about Boston…this one was my initial reaction and thoughts. http://www.roadrunnergirl.com/2013/04/my-heart-is-in-boston.html
    And the next day I had asked others to send me pics of their runs for Boston. Here is that amazing post. http://www.roadrunnergirl.com/2013/04/runners-united-for-boston.html

  4. Lesley says

    April 19, 2013 at 6:10 am

    I did a small post on Monday when it first happened, and I’m posting another one on Tuesday. I’m watching the current news and still can’t believe what’s going on

  5. Melissa @ Live, Love, & Run says

    April 19, 2013 at 6:15 am

    I’m so amazed by the the running community. I even know people who don’t run (ever) that jumped at the chance to be a part of the movement. There’s so much good in this world!

    I did post on Boston. Haven’t known what to post about since, so it’s been sitting up on my blog all week. http://liveloveandrun.com/2013/04/triumph-overcomes-tragedy-bostonmarathon/

    (Thanks for letting everyone share their posts!)

  6. mindy @ just a one girl revolution. says

    April 19, 2013 at 6:16 am

    Here are my posts: http://www.justaonegirlrevolution.com/i-believe/ [from Tuesday] and http://www.justaonegirlrevolution.com/finding-light/ [from Thursday]

  7. Pam says

    April 19, 2013 at 6:24 am

    We did and here they are: http://www.werundisney.com/2013/04/spectating-boston-marathon-2013.html
    http://www.werundisney.com/2013/04/what-running-means-to-me.html

  8. Heidi @BananaBuzzbomb says

    April 19, 2013 at 6:52 am

    Although scary I’m also overwhelmed with the amount of love that abounds. I initially wrote about Boston here: http://www.bananabuzzbomb.com/2013/04/16/unity-and-love-in-the-face-of-tragedy/ and am now organizing a run here in PHX http://www.bananabuzzbomb.com/2013/04/17/come-run-bostonstrongphx/

  9. Jodi says

    April 19, 2013 at 6:55 am

    Written just a few hours after it happened (excuse the raw emotion!):
    http://2princessesontherun.wordpress.com/2013/04/16/heartbreak-hill/

  10. Bethany Couto says

    April 19, 2013 at 6:04 am

    Yes, thanks to everyone who ran for Boston!! Thanks, Heather!!!!

  11. Lauren says

    April 19, 2013 at 7:05 am

    http://laurensglassslipper.blogspot.com/2013/04/409-for-boston.html

  12. Marie says

    April 19, 2013 at 7:05 am

    Beautiful post…very touching.
    Here’s what I wrote this week about Boston…
    http://www.makeyourowndamndinner.com/2013/04/thoughts-on-boston-marathon-bombings.html

  13. Kat says

    April 19, 2013 at 6:18 am

    I did, here you go: http://www.sneakersandfingerpaints.com/2013/04/miles-for-boston.html

  14. Lindsey @ RunStretchRepeat says

    April 19, 2013 at 7:21 am

    I didn’t do 4.09- I went longer than that, but I still ran and prayed and I guess I just had more to think about than 4 miles would allow. Hopefully this all ends today.

    http://www.runstretchrepeat.com/2013/04/16/boston/

  15. Jen says

    April 19, 2013 at 6:54 am

    http://hellofitnesswemeetagain.blogspot.com/2013/04/thoughts-of-boston.html

  16. Kim @ Confessions of a Domestic Goddess says

    April 19, 2013 at 8:06 am

    On my run, I noticed there were a lot more runners out. Not sure if it was just coincidence, but I felt a sense of unity.

    http://www.domesticgoddessconfessions.blogspot.com/2013/04/remembering-boston-with-409.html

  17. Lesley Moore says

    April 19, 2013 at 8:09 am

    Tomorrow we are running a 5K to help support scholarships to our local YMCA. My husband, six-year-old son and I will be wearing yellow ribbons with “For Boston” written on them. The victims, spectators and medical teams will be in our prayers.

  18. Kira says

    April 19, 2013 at 8:23 am

    Great post! Also, thank you for the idea of running 4.09 miles on Tuesday!

    Here is a link to my post about Boston:

    http://runningrandom.blogspot.com/2013/04/run-for-boston.html

  19. Lora @ Crazy Running Girl says

    April 19, 2013 at 7:51 am

    I’m glad you were able to run 4.09 miles this week for Boston. I love how much support and love the running community has shared this week. I ran the marathon on Monday and wrote down my feelings about everything that happened: http://www.crazyrunninggirl.com/2013/04/16/processing-the-boston-marathon/

  20. Allyssa says

    April 19, 2013 at 8:05 am

    My 4.09 miles on tuesday were miserable also! At least I wasn’t the only one. I got out the door late in the day because my sinuses were all full when I woke up in the morning. Because of that I was hungry and the temps had gone to 89 degrees with high humidity. The thought of cutting short would enter my mind and then I would remember WHY I was running 4.09 miles and like you said, I just kept on moving one step at a time. My time was also slow but that part didn’t matter for once….

  21. Naomi Bostrom says

    April 19, 2013 at 9:08 am

    This is such a good news! Everyone is participating in this event! There are even a lot of tributes for this tragedy, it is such a relief to know that we are still UNITED even though we’ve been experiencing a lot of problems.

  22. Kristen @ The Smith Summary says

    April 19, 2013 at 8:35 am

    Here is my post – I also have a friend that is missing so my heart is really heavy this week:
    http://www.thesmithsummary.com/2013/04/my-heart-is-heavy.html

  23. Krystal Ballah says

    April 19, 2013 at 9:29 am

    http://sharethejourneyhebrews1212.blogspot.com/ Thank you for your inspiration!

  24. EveryDayGirl says

    April 19, 2013 at 10:40 am

    Well very said. I wrote about it here:
    http://www.diaryofaneverydaygirl.blogspot.ca/2013/04/for-boston.html

  25. Kristy says

    April 19, 2013 at 12:15 pm

    Beautifully written!! I just love the running community!

  26. Brooke says

    April 19, 2013 at 1:47 pm

    I ran 4.09 miles on Tuesday and posted this on Monday http://comerunorshine.wordpress.com/2013/04/15/boston-marathon-tragedy/

  27. Kierston @candyfit says

    April 19, 2013 at 1:58 pm

    My first run outside of the year was dedicated to Boston.

    xo

  28. Karen :0) says

    April 19, 2013 at 6:01 pm

    Too much devastation in one week. So sad.
    You had a great run…it was so hot when I ran my Boston run, too…now it’s cool outside. Needs to make up its mind! lol

  29. Kristen @ The Concrete Runner says

    April 19, 2013 at 8:22 pm

    Mine is http://theconcreterunner.com/run-for-boston

    I ran my 4.09 after I read your FB status about yours. I too had a horrible run, but just kept reminding myself that my pain was nothing to what they were feeling in Boston.

  30. Patty Holliday says

    April 20, 2013 at 6:06 am

    It’s always a good day when you CAN run- something I think we were all reminded of this week. Here’s my 4.09 post http://margaritasmilesandmouse.blogspot.com/2013/04/running-409-for-boston.html

  31. Jennifer says

    April 20, 2013 at 9:29 am

    Thank you, Heather! And thank you to everyone who Ran for Boston! All of us in Boston, can finally get a good nights sleep!

    • Heather says

      April 22, 2013 at 8:34 am

      yay!

  32. Allyson Brandt says

    April 22, 2013 at 2:08 pm

    http://proverbialplot.blogspot.com/2013/04/feeling-wicked-sad-thoughts-on-boston.html
    I’ll be honoring Boston when I run The Peachtree on July 4th. Thanks for the great posts, Heather!

  33. Dancingtorunning says

    April 22, 2013 at 4:00 pm

    My 4.09 for Boston wasn’t up to par either, but the most important thing is that we all did it!
    http://dancingtorunning.com/2013/04/21/4-09-for-boston/

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