Three different looks at the same Saturday 19th Run For Baystate Health And The United Way in Holyoke, Ma. . This race is only in it’s first couple years of existence. But it’s rapid growth took even the organizers by surprise. The group of people you see in 1 of the photos are only a […]
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Two pictures of me with a friend you will be hearing more about in entries to come. This is Billy Sheehan. Billy is a trainer, a coach, a speaker, and a consultant. We met for the first time when I went to Boston to join in Dave McGillivray’s 30th anniversary of his Trans-America run. Dave […]
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What you are seeing here is a prayer come true. Though I have been running during my daughter Michelle’s life I have never, that I know of, tried to push her to run. She found her talents and interests to be in many other areas. If you are just reading about her, and have not […]
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You may see 2 pictures with the same people in them (plus Tom in the beer version). And, the pictures were taken only about an hour apart. But the emotions inside of us all, from one picture to the other, were like night and day. In the non-beer photo you have Stephanie, Becky and Marian […]
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To just tremendously round out a perfect day all of us were able to be around Dick Hoyt and his son Rich. If you are even dabbling in the world of running you would know that Dick for decades has competed in races, from short runs to triathlons, while pushing or pulling his son with […]
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September 7th. Walpole Ma.. I had never been to Walpole (as is the case with most of the places I run). As soon as I got out of the car it just felt like it was going to be a great day. I arrived my normal 1 1/2 hours early and there was already great […]
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When you step out to try to do things for others, you find that other people will seem to come out of unexpected places to help. I.E. Shannon. My daughter Michelle, to your right, and I meet on occasion at Cambridge I. This is a great restaurant near Fenway Park that amongst their great line […]
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In case you think I’m a trust fund baby or some guy that “hit it big” in the market or some lottery, I’m going to set you straight. I own a small house painting business and just like you I work every day. We are trying to stress that the “average Al” can step out […]
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It’s time you met my best friend and biggest supporter, who just happens to be my daughter, too. Michelle has been a national caliber dancer, a gymnast and a cheerleader. She is tremendously intelligent and beautiful all wrapped into a 5′ 3” woman with a heart that is bigger then her physical being. She is […]
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Here’s a couple more photos from the Yankee Candle 5k a couple weekends ago. Remember that I wrote in an entry in July that it’s the volunteers that make these races work. Lindsey and Stephanie seemed to be everywhere on August 15th and along with the other volunteers, and all the hard work they do […]
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