As the supportive wife of a Boston College Eagle, I participated in the MBA 5K this past weekend. Proceeds from the race benefited The Doug Flutie Foundation for Autism . Before the race, I had obviously heard of Doug Flutie from his football connection to BC and Massachusetts, but never put a face to the name. If you can relate, this is what he looks like (circa 1998):
On Saturday, I had a long stare (2.5 miles worth) at Doug’s backside profile. I kept at his heels for most of the race, and then at the hill just past the reservoir, I swept past him. I couldn’t help but think how great it felt passing the famous QB on that challenging hill and beating him in a road race. Yes, this was a “fun run” for CHARITY, but it would give me something to talk about in my blog this week-Selfish?! Well, a few hundred feet from the finish line, he sprinted past me—I am still coughing up the dust he left behind…
SO, the only thing I can gloat about is my Personal Best 5K time (26:00.1).
The race took place at Chestnut Hill-right at mile 21 of my upcoming race-also known as The Golden Mile. Recent news has me looking forward to this stage in the race on Monday- Click this link from the Boston Globe Looking forward to seeing positive results for the “Mile 21 Campaign” (wink wink)! Good luck Eagles!
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