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So today the wind executed a full on, armed attacked. Literally. First, I tried to walk out of Stuvi, and it wouldn't let me open the door. COOL. Don't worry about me, I'm just going to stand here looking like a reTARD shoving all of my body weight against the door that is apparently glued shut. So a guy from the outside came and opened it for me. So much for women empowerment. And if that's not enough of making myself looking like an ass, the wind then blew my iced coffee out of my hand. How does this even happen? But I am DETERMINED to get my iced coffee and drink it too, so I went back to Dunkin' and the very confused manager gave me a free one - so at least I got something out of this disaster. I don't think he believed me though, and who would? Windy days are the worst days. Not only because my hair has more knots than a sail boat and gets stuck to my lips and all up in my mouth, but also I can't hold anything without it being gusted down Comm Ave, suc...

Good luck good luck!!! I know the training has been so hard, especially in Boston in the fall/winter-ish season because it can be so incredibly crappy out. But the weather at the marathon is going to be near perfect- really. 50 and sunny! So use it to your advantage. We've all been through shin splints, knee aches, mental blocks, pulled muscles, ingrown toenails, stomach aches, cramps, and knots - but we're all SO close to completing a MARATHON. This is a huge deal - and something very few people in the world experience. I'm so proud of everyone who trained so hard for this day. And it's coming just around the corner! Then we get to go home, sleep, and eat our brains out without worrying about gaining weight or feeling lazy at home. Best of luck on the course everyone! love love love me

So I'm COMPLETELY stoked because I'm the new Vice President of Triathlon team! Yay! It's going to be a lot of work coordinating things but I really want to make this next year great. I'm so excited for everything to come next semester! I want more team bonding, practice participation, sponsorships, fund raising, workshops, and members. Max is president, Chris is secretary, and Meg is treasurer. It's a really great team and I think this year is going to be awesome. I can't wait to see what we can do. love love love, me

Boston weather is MOST confusing. Take for instance now. It's 51, so it's not freezing but not exactly t-shirt weather. It's overcast, but at the same time it's bright. Humidity is 84% but it doesn't look even mildly wet out. And I'm sure in about 20 minutes it'll either be a gorgeous, sunny day or all hell will break loose and it'll be freezing and torrential downpouring. And this week it's supposed to be sunny and 50-something, but last year at this time it was snow storming. This weekend at Chris' I ran in shorts and a t-shirt, and wished I wore a tank top. It felt like summer - in mid November! The GOOD news is, for the marathon it's supposed to be sunny and 50 again - perfect! The bad news is, that means at 6 am when I get there I'm going to be balls freezing but half way through I'm going to be dying of heat. What a predicament. Maybe I'll just buy cheap long sleeve shirts and shed them as I run. In other news, more than any...

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It's amazing what one weekend at home can do. Well, not my home. But home away from home - aka Belchertown. I'm pretty much treated as family in the Tommila household, right down to fighting with Mikey and Hunter, helping myself to the kitchen and Louise pulling knots out of my hair. I don't even get rights to the TV remote, as I found out today when Craig turned off Harry Potter and flipped it back to football - damn. All guest rights were kaput over the summer when I was there 3 days out of the week for 2 months. Now it's assumed that when Chris goes home, I go home. But getting out of the city is always a good thing, it's so relaxing to just sit in a home and go running in the country and eat food not cooked for the masses. I just love the whole family feel - it's definitely something I took for granted when I was around my own family. Speaking of my own family - ten days until I go home! And ten days 'til Christopher meets the clan! We're definitely ...