T(h)ree for Tara!

Tara, in my humble opinion, is a rock star. She doesn't even know me, and she still donated. She's a friend of my mom, who says nothing but great things about her. I also know that she is from Ireland, so she must have a sweet accent (which is why this is titled "T(h)ree"). And I hope she enjoys the little joke, and doesn't think I'm making fun of her, because I most certainly am not! I was lucky enough during my undergrad career to study abroad in Dublin (at University College Dublin - where Tara went!) for a semester and loved it.

The weather... not so much... but very similar to yesterday in Boston! It was kind of chilly, a bit windy, pretty cloudy (although the sun peeked out for just a bit towards the end!), and I very fortunately found a time between the rain showers to run.

Since I overslept and missed my run with Back on My Feet (sad!!), I logged my miles after my Epidemiology midterm in the afternoon. I was running through Jamaica Plain and Roxbury (which are every bit as exotic as they sounds), while rocking out to "Africa" by Toto and "Keep Your Head Up" by Andy Grammer (our official BoMF Boston Marathon theme song). I had really wanted to listen to "Galway Girl" by Steve Earle, specifically for Tara, but apparently messed up trying to transfer the music so no dice :(. I will probably listen to it about a thousand times now though.

Nothing super exciting happened during the run, except I think some kids yelled at me (I couldn't tell with the headphones), and I had to do a bit of jaywalking when the sidewalk suddenly was closed. I saw a sign similar to this:

Unlike this man, I did not walk in the street. I ran as fast as I could in the right turning lane. So I didn't really break any rules. I always was not sporting a sun's out guns out shirt, so I didn't break fashion rules either.

I fought the temptation to swing by the Sam Adams brewery while in the neighborhood. I was unable, however, to resist the temptation to run a few extra miles. But for you, Tara, they are on the house!

Slán go fóill!

Natalie