On friday I had the great fortune to meet my patient partner Sam, and his parents, Allyson and Nick Buck, in their home in Greenwhich, CT. Allyson has already posted a great summary of Sam’s story. Sam is an amazing little…
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Snow shoes…not snowshoes
On our first weekly team call last Wednesday I polled the team for some advice on running in the snow, something that I had never done before. I figured who better to ask than a group of runners from Boston?!?…
Snow Run
I hate the cold and am not a fan of snow. Hence my getting a membership to Boston University’s FitRec, which features an indoor track. That is where I plan to do the vast majority of my training this winter.…
Posted in Running Stories Tagged with: boston marathon, running, runningforrarediseases, training, winter
Trying on the Jersey (aka Singlet)
This past August I saw an announcement on our intranet for Genzyme Running Jerseys. Run a race and get a jersey. I like to run and have been participating in the Running for Rare Disease Relay for a few years…
Posted in Running Stories Tagged with: gonnaflynow, patient partner, providencehalfmarathon, runnerpartner, running, runningforrarediseases
Light the Path
I appreciate the solitary nature of running—the way you can just get up and go without needing to form a team. In the same breath, I also know that I would be out jogging far too infrequently, through the winter,…
Posted in Patient Stories, Running Stories Tagged with: focus, path, support, team, training, winter
Yellow is the New Black
Last Tuesday was anything other than a regular December Tuesday. For me, it was the start of the 2015 Marathon Season Tuesday morning Cambridge runs starting at Central Square Starbucks at 5:45 A.M. I was mentally preparing for this new…
Posted in Running Stories
My Promise
A year and a half ago I joined Genzyme. I had heard of the company and knew the name but before I interviewed with them I didn’t know their mission and the passion people have to find ways to help…
Posted in Running Stories Tagged with: awareness, boston marathon, fundraising, genzyme, patient partner, rare disease, runningforrarediseases, winter
The Most Selfish Thing I’ve Ever Done
This is a letter I wrote to my family and friends (obviously) and decided to share on my personal blog as well as here because I think many others are feeling similar to me – anxious, excited, terrified – at…
Posted in Running Stories, Uncategorized Tagged with: awareness, boston marathon, Fundraise, fundraising, Marathon, marathon monday, partner, patient, patient partner, rare disease, rare diseases, running, runningforrarediseases, training, winter
Running to Keep Up
The end of September marked a whole year that #WeRunTogether virtually. From Tuesday training runs, to synced race schedules, and virtual pacing support during PR (Personal Record) quests, Andrew Scholte and I have been racking up the joint miles between…
Posted in Patient Stories, Running Stories
Running Heroes
Yesterday, June 4th, was National Running Day in the United States and I was happy to hear from my running partner, Andrew, that members of the Genzyme Running Team were out again and even more exciting, the rumor of new…
Posted in Patient Stories, Running Stories
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