Eastern States 20 Miler

Last weekend my buddies Jeff and Pat convinced me to run the "Eastern States 20 Mile Run," which goes from the Maine/New Hampshire border to the NH/Mass border. It was a beautiful course, all along the ocean, and there was still plenty of snow on the ground. Unfortunately, I have run a handful of times in the last month and can not claim any significant level of fitness. Like an idiot, I went out strong and kept it up for about half the race, after which point all manner of people began to pass me - old ladies, geesers with walkers, infants, you get the picture. Jeff and Pat both had good races (Jeff bettered his half-marathon time and Pat ran 7 miles more than he has before!). We celebrated with fried seafood, beer, and cheesburgers at a local lobster shack. Three days later, I can still barely walk, but we're already looking for the next race...






Pre-race













Shaka finish!














Done!















I feel great!














Hungry....










The reward!

St Patricks Day

My buddies Madhu and Bryan came out to Boston for St Patrick's Day, which was awesome! I think the energy/excitement of the weekend is pretty well displayed in our expressions below. We kicked things off with a Sam Adams brewery tour, did an unintentional walking tour of the bars of Roxbury/Jamaica Plain, went out by Faneuil Hall, and of course hit up the parade in Southie. The highlight of the weekend was seeing the Dropkick Murphys at the Paradise Club. I had to jump on a plane the next morning, so Madhu and Bryan saw me off with drinks in Harvard Square. The party continued in my absence and looks like they saw some good cultural stuff that I was too lazy to take them to. In the spirit of reciprocation, I imposed on Madhu/Bryan the next week in SF.