Sunday, I walked with 8 other people (5 registered people and 3 moral support walkers) on Team Meisner in the 2008 Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk. What a fantastic event! The weather was perfect - sunny and in the 70s. Not a cloud in the sky. As a team, we have raised over $5500!!! I personally have raised over $2200 and am now considered to be a Bronze Pacesetter!
We started in Wellesley and walked 13.1 miles or half of the marathon route. One member of our team, Michelle, walked all 26.2 miles! Great job Michelle! We started our walk around 10:45am and finished up in Boston around 2:45pm. Not too shabby!
The whole experience was a blast and so well-coordinated. At the start, it was like a big party with music, tons of food and people everywhere. All along the way there were water and re-fueling stations that had so many snacks. Candy bars, fruit, Gatorade, you name it. At the finish line, there was also more food. Vendors had set up complimentary stations with hot dogs, pizza and subs from Subway. Yummy!
Thank you for all of your well wishes and support for this walk. I will definitely be doing it again next year - hopefully all 26.2 miles!
Maureen McKenna-Weber, Me, Kara McKenna
Team Meisner at the Starting Line in Wellesley (Maureen, Paul McKenna, CT, Heather Tomassian, Michelle LeBlanc, Lisa Gatto, Ben Gatto, Connie Dawson)
My Pacesetter T-Shirt (in my favorite color). I originally pinned pictures of my mom, the boys, and me onto the back but then realized I was going to be wearing a backpack so ended up pinning them on my bag instead. The captions are the reasons I walked.
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