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Tufts University: The President's Marathon Challenge

Jude Shabry

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Donations this year: $0.00
My Goal: $2,500.00

Jude's Bio

I'm undertaking this crazy endeavor and I can't even begin to explain any of it. Aside from the insanity of running 26.2 miles (when I started training, I couldn't even run for two whole miles), I'll also be raising for a very worthy cause and welcome your tax-deductible support. Thanks to all who are donating! Check back for new photos and blog updates. [I have reached my fundraising goal! Thanks to everyone who donated. Hope to see some of you on Monday. :]

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Rachel Darman
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HiJude! You're on the road now as I type. I'm sorry this donation has happened at the last minute. We made sure that finish line is reaady for you!
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Joye Thaller
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Good luck Jude! I'll be out of town the day of the Marathon, but I'll be sending good thoughts from Florida!
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Chris Shabsin
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James Paradis
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We'll be cheering for you!
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Go, Jude, Go! --Love, Nick & Amy Lee
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Erica Schultz
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Yay Jude! Don't let us down! ;-)
George Keith
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Timothy Burt
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Yay, Jude! Cheers from Thom and Tim
Zev Raden
Great Job. We're very proud!
mark raden
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Nancy M Weaver
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Bravo to Jude - Hugs from Barry & Nancy
Mary Freed
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Run, run, run, fast as you can! Hope this helps a bit!
Jay Sekora
A donation for my favourite amphibious runner! I guess yesterday was more swimming than running. :-)
Anonymous
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Yay!
Lorreen Pelletier
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go pf go! :)
Jay Sekora
See Jude run. Run, Jude, run! Run, run, run!
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Fryderyka Shabry
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Enjoy your run!
Michael Paydos
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Michael Paydos
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woo!
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Jay Sekora
Yay for you!
Diane Andronica
Mary Fasang
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Go, Jude!
Derek S. Henderson
More updates about this on a site we visit more regularly, please! :)
Mary Freed
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Jay Sekora
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Mary Freed
$50.00 Gift
More sponsor money to come when I have a job! Happy Birthday and Happy Thanksgiving!
Lorreen Pelletier
Jay Sekora
You rock!
Matthew Anomie
You are awesome Jude! :)
Jay Sekora
Anonymous
You can do it!
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Sun Apr 25 12:19:00 EDT 2010
26.2

I did it!   I ran the Boston Marthon!

Once again, thanks to everyone who supported me in whatever manner.  More to come...

 

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Sun Apr 18 20:24:53 EDT 2010
Tomorrow!

So many months, so many runs, so many pains...  and now Race Day is tomorrow!   Too much to process, but I wanted to once again thank everyone who has supported me in this process.  And the numbers aren't up to date, but I *have* met my fundraising goal, so yay!

You can follow along online tomorrow at the BAA web site (http://baa.org).  My bib number is 26688.

See you on the other side!

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Fri Apr 16 08:55:16 EDT 2010
I finish last so that you don't have to*

[Written on April 2 and posted to my regular blog.  Forgot to post it here.]

On, Sunday, for our final Long Run (by my new, expanded definition of the word "long"), we went out to Boston College for our last go at the course before race day. Once again, there were many hundreds of people out there training with assorted water/aid stops set up by various teams to support their runners. DD, being a mix of saint and crazy person, joined me. We headed west, then turned back east at varying points, up through the far side of Wellesley College.

Boston College to Wellesley is ten miles. Ten miles out and ten miles back. I remain stunned that distances I generally consider too far to bother driving I am now covering on foot.

And while I finished last, it was last among the set of (a) my teammates who (b) showed up for the run and (c) did the full 20 miles. And lest anyone get the wrong impression, it was really hard. REALLY hard. I think I don't write enough about just how hard this is because I'm not posting from the road, where sometimes I just want to stop, drop, and roll into a ball of tears. But I have to stay positive because it's the only way to finish.  [See new photo of DD and I staying positive at Coach's ~mile 8 water stop.]

Plans for Race Day are proceeding and I am thrilled to announce that my friend Jim is hosting a cheering station at Mile 10 (Natick Center) at his fabulous framing shop.  Friendly faces along the way are more helpful than I can really express, though my fellow running peeps (especially if you've done longer runs) know what I mean.

In addition, my team has a cheering station at mile nine, which includes a bus there from Tufts early in the morning. This means you could, if you wanted, take the bus to Mile 9 and then walk to Natick Center (or run the mile with me!) for that party and either get a ride, take the T, or make your own way back home, or stay at Mile 9, where you could then get bussed to the finish line and then back to Tufts. Let me know if you're interested in taking advantage of this fab opportunity and I will send details once I have them. (Seriously, if you've never actually been out there for the marathon, it's really amazing. That's actually what set me down this crazy road in the first place.)


[* That's my motto. I embrace it. :]

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"Running with the PMC has been such a fantastic, wonderful and rewarding experience. It's difficult to describe, but the running is almost secondary."


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