In 2025, I says hello to …
• An 18-year-old “adult” kid and a high school senior
• College admissions process (and said goodbye to money for application fees)
• Power of acceptance and the peace that comes with that
• New roof
• New fence
• Hormone replacement therapy
• Fifth road marathon finish (and with that, Duluth, Minnesota)
• New York City
• Boston and Concord
• Strength + weight training
• A new cohort of cross country runners
• Fourth year teaching and third year coaching
• New 1-mile PR
• New 5k PR
• Two new Mary Chapin Carpenter albums
• Turning 50 (and a new running age group)