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Meditate Mass 351 Challenge: 15 of 351 (Newton)

January 23, 2012 / Ken Mattsson / Meditate Mass 351
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Ken at Johnny Kelley Statue, Newton, Massachusetts, 16 January 2012

This post is about a week old, but after returning from my vacation in the Bahamas, I got caught with the bad cold that’s been racing through most of the communities that I belong to. Therefore, I’ve been spending the last few days just trying to get back into health.

One my first day back, I was doing a number of errands and realized that I wasn’t going to be far from Newton, and taking advantage of the time I had (and the 15 degree temperatures!) I did a walking meditation. I knew that the sight I had to use was the statue of Johnny Kelley that stands near the top of Heartbreak Hill on Commonwealth Avenue across the street from City Hall near Newton Center. Most people know of Newton as it is on the Boston Marathon route and has been the scene of many an exciting exchange of leads in the race. After going downhill for the first 16 miles from the start in Hopkinton, there are three hills in Newton that really challenge the runners just when they are starting to fade.  This is where you can make a big move in the race!

I did the marathon in 1998, and race walked it in 5:07:26.  It’s my one and only marathon, and it was a great experience.  I had to train for months to prepare for this, and it was a great effort and I was quite tired by the end, but I felt a sense of elation as I had accomplished a big goal.

So, what big goals are you planning for 2012? How are you stretching yourself?

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