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Lessons in Failure: When the start line becomes the finish
Race Log 9/24/2024: I arrived at the Start Line at the Brandenburg Gate for the 2024 Berlin Marathon still pretty sick, but determined, especially as I walked by the Monument for Murdered Jews…felt urgent to remember those who are no longer with us. First 10k, not bad, but at seven miles, when I normally turn up the gas, I started to tank. Light-headed, unsteady, it might have been wise to exit, but I was determined to find my cheering crew, who were strangely absent. As I
Michelle Mathai
Apr 12 min read


Moment to Moment
“Live each day as if it’s your last.” Every guru and self-help coach is pushing the mantra of living life to its fullest potential as if...
Michelle Mathai
Aug 11, 20185 min read


Eulogy for Tomas
Kent School, January 6, 2018 St. Joseph's Chapel, Kent School, Kent, CT Thank you all so much for being here. My brother would be so proud to see so many of his favorite faces from the present and past here in one of his most sacred places. I chose to have his celebration here at Kent as it was probably the happiest period of his life. Full of good health, best friends, bucolic surrounds and the brightest of futures. I don’t know if many of you realize that today is the Epiph
Michelle Mathai
Aug 10, 20184 min read
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