Back from Boston- See you in about a year

Runs
5/16 - 6 miles
5/17 - Flight to Boston. 6 mile run from my hotel, around the Charles, passing MIT and BU. Wonderful weather and run. I was breaking in my new shoes, Saucony Grid Omni 5 Moderate.
5/18 - 3 mile son the treadmill due to rain and my conference schedule.




Miscellaneous

I have broken from My Brooks adrenaline fetish If you have read my blog, you know that I have not been very happy with my GTS-6s. The guy at the store tried to convince me that they are the same as the GTS-5s. I don't think so! The Saucony fit pretty well, but feel more cushion-ey. So far they are working ok.

I was in Boston for a medical conference for my particular specialty, cardiac electrophysiology. The conferences are a great way to catch up with what's current in the field as well as enjoy some time with people I haven't seen in about a year. These are people that I spent more time with than my own wife, when I was a resident and fellow. It's a lot like the military. Long hours, working together during tough and stressful times. You develop a bond that stays forever.

Wed- Flight into Boston. Dinner at Grill 23. I know it isn't the ideal place for a vegetarian, but I had some great wine and an ok meal. The one from Darioush was particularly excellent. I was up until 3 am talking with friends.

Thursday - slept in and ran on the treadmill. The rest of the day was spent at the conference. The evening was spent at Tapeo reminiscing with former colleagues from St. Louis.

Friday - a full day at the conference. Dinner at Ristorante Lucia in the North End and two bottles of wine- a Silverado Cab and a Joseph Phelps- Insignia. Really outstanding. After dinner, a few of us went to a bar where mostly 20 somethings were. It was like Coyote Ugly, and several women dancing on the bar. My friend was getting hit on by 21 year old women (He's 36) I had way too much to drink - Lots of wine, 2 glasses of port, 3 Heinekens, a Kamikaze shot, and the topper- Red Bull and Vodka. I had no business NOT being hung over the next morning, but somehow I wasn't. I actually woke up after 3 hours of sleep (3 am-6am) b/c I forgot to close the shades and it gets bright really early. I actually woke up, without any real signs of a hangover. I thought I must not yet be sober and that must be the reason. But clearly the Red Bull is a magic potion. During the day we wandered around Harvard Square and had dinner on the north End again that night.

5/20 - Drove up to Marblehead, MA and had lunch on the coast. Flight back to Chicago.