Dear RWM Readers,
Well, here we are. Another year is almost behind us. It always blows my mind how quickly they fly by. Especially now that my own girls are so much older. I try really hard to keep up with them but more often than not, if I blink I'm likely missing something. Such is life. I guess I should be grateful that so much is going on, much of it good, that I can barely keep up. As far as running goes, I had a pretty successful year; finally chipping away at my half marathon PR back in May and then running a couple decent marathons this fall. I had hoped to sneak in under three hours again this year but it simply wasn't in the cards so I'll be going for it again in 2020 because, well.... why the hell not? I had the pleasure of guiding Michaela Flaherty at Boston in some pretty strange weather - early morning thunderstorms, rain, glaring sun, mad heat, humidity and then rain again at the finish - though it was nothing compared to the Nor'Easter of 2018. She was very pleased to have successfully crossed the line and will be racing again next spring. My Lexington XC team had yet another incredible season this past fall. The girls won their Middlesex League Meet and took first place at the EMASS Divisional Meet, something they have now done four times in the past six years which is no small feat. They finished third in the state of MA last month, edging out their fourth place rivals by one point. Such a gritty crew, they were. As always, they were so much fun to coach and while I'm very sad to say goodbye to my seniors, I'm already fired up for next fall. In the gym, Rosie killed it this past spring, taking third overall in her age group at her state gymnastics meet and, for the first time ever, qualifying for the Regional meet, a goal she set her sights on many years ago. She also graduated from middle school and is now a freshman at Winchester High. What? She continues to compete for her WGA team and has also joined her high school team this winter. I'm so excited (and nervous) to watch her fly over the next couple months. Grace continued to dominate on the soccer field and also started running XC, which I'm obviously thrilled about. I wouldn't say she loves running. Yet. But, after taking a couple wins at her school races, I can tell that her interest has shifted and is now somewhat piqued. I even dragged her out with me on a very cold morning this fall for a local 5K which she crushed, taking second in her age group. After that, she made it clear that she is done with racing in frigid temps, but I'm hoping to get her back out with me next spring. On the music side, there was a ton of new work flowing from various bands and individual artists this year. Sia, Beck and the Broods released albums that are constantly on replay for me. Haim, AWOLNATION and Fitness, a new duo with Kenny Carkeet, formally of AWOLNATION, dropped some awesome singles that will hopefully lead to full albums in 2020. Super excited for those. All in, it was a fantastic year (a few of my favorite highlights below) and not a moment goes by when I don't realize how ridiculously lucky I am. As far as the blog goes, I haven't been posting as much this year as in years past but based on feedback from friends and readers it seems as though it's worth continuing to share my stories. Either that, or the people I asked are very nice, which is also a good thing. I'm not sure how things will shape out moving forward but, as I said, I'll continue to write in some fashion as I truly love the connections I've made here and hope that I'm inspiring others or, at the very least, making people laugh at some of the craziness that is my life. I created this blog back in 2011. I definitely didn't think I'd still be at it eight years later. Big thanks to all of you for following along on my journey. Cheers to a new year and a whole boatload of new adventures for you and I alike. Stay awesome, my friends.
Rock on,
RUNNING WITH MUSIC 2019
Ran the Donna 1/2 Marathon down in FL in honor of my Mom
JANUARY ALBUM:LA FORCE-LA FORCE
JANUARY SONG:PEOPLE(feat. Adele Kosman)-LINES
Guided Michaela Flaherty for her first Boston Marathon
FEBRUARY ALBUM:AARTH-THE JOY FORMIDABLE
FEBRUARY:ALL I WANT-BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE
w/ Rosie after her State Gymnastics meet
MARCH ALBUM:DON'T FEED THE POP MONSTER-BROODS
MARCH SONG:SHOW YOU WHAT I CAN DO-ROYAL TEETH
Grace flying to the finish at her XC meet
APRIL ALBUM:IN THE LAND OF-WINTERSLEEP
APRIL SONG:START A RIOT-BEGINNERS
Rosie's 8th grade graduation
MAY ALBUM:LSD-LABRINTH, SIA & DIPLO
MAY SONG:SAW LIGHTENING-BECK
Family week at Lake Winnepesaukee
JUNE ALBUM:HOLLY - SLEIGH BELLS
JUNE SONG:OUT OF MY HEAD - LOUD FOREST
Yankee Homecoming 10 miler w/ my Whirlaway teammates
JULY ALBUM:HARD LUCK-ROYAL TEETH
JULY SONG:BLOOD BROTHERS-AMY SHARK
Oiselle Big Birdcamp
AUGUST ALBUM:ENTERTAIN YOU-BRONZE RADIO RETURN
AUGUST SONG:YELLOWJACKETS-FITNESS
Chicago Marathon #25
SEPTEMBER ALBUM:THE DARKER THE WEATHER/THE BETTER THE MAN-MISSIO
SEPTEMBER SONG:ONLY HUMAN-MISTERWIVES
LHS EMASS Division 1 Champs
OCTOBER ALBUM:IN THE MORSE CODE OF BREAK LIGHTS-THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS
OCTOBER SONG:HALLELUJAH-OH WONDER
Grace taking aim on the soccer field
NOVEMBER ALBUM:KIN-ELECTRIC GUEST
NOVEMBER SONG:NOW I'M IN IT-HAIM
Rosie taking flight in the gym
DECEMBER ALBUM:HYPERSPACE-BECK
DECEMBER SONG:THE BEST-AWOLNATION
#LUCKYME
Listen to this:
RWM DAILY SONGS 2018
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