Runners In Recovery

04/04/2023

BOSTON MARATHON 2023
For info on recovery/running related get togethers on Marathon weekend please reach out to your Boston host
Bob Balfour
617 957 7728

01/24/2022

Slow me down Lord,
Ease the pounding of my heart By the quieting of my mind. Steady my harried pace With a vision of the eternal reach of time. Give me, Amidst the confusions of my day, The calmness of the everlasting hills. Break the tensions of my nerves With the soothing music Of the singing streams That live in my memory. Help me to know The magical power of sleep, Teach me the art Of taking minute vacations Of slowing down To look at a flower; To chat with an old friend Or make a new one; To pat a stray dog; To watch a spider build a web; To smile at a child; Or to read a few lines from a good book. Remind me each day That the race is not always to the swift; That there is more to life Than increasing its speed. Let me look upward Into the branches of the towering oak And know that it grew great and strong Because it grew slowly and well. Slow me down, Lord, And inspire me to send my roots deep Into the soil of life's enduring values That I may grow toward the stars of my greater destiny.
Dave Bryant 1-24-1987

01/15/2022

Who's interested in rebuilding Runners In Recovery in 2022?
We put everything on hold at the start of Covid19......its time to regroup and move forward!!!!!

10/05/2021

125th Boston Marathon is less than a week away!

09/22/2021

The Boston Marathon Fall edition is just over 2 weeks away!!!!
Who's coming to Boston?

09/11/2021

01/15/2021

This was one of my very first Fb photos.
It makes me want to say......
Dont tell me what you are going to do,
Show me what you are going to do!

04/12/2020

One thing you never want to do:
watch someone you love, that has fought so hard to beat addiction, throw everything away and sink back into a life that will most likely lead to jail or death. You want to grab them and shake them and scream, "What are you doing?!?!" but, at some point, you realize that it wouldn't make a difference. So you sit back and watch the tragedy unfold as if you are watching a movie. Feeling helpless to stop it, feeling like you haven't done enough to help, even though you know only the addict can help themselves. Battling any addiction is a beast for the person addicted and for the ones who love them. So l am asking you to stand with me in prayer for every family member, loved one and friend who has lost or is losing their battle with drugs and alcohol and for those who continue to conquer it! Put this on your page for one hour if you know someone who struggles with addiction. Many will be hesitant to copy and paste this. Some of you won't, and that's OK. Do whisper the prayer though. One day at a time. One minute at a time. One second at a time. Addicts Do Recover ...💜

We all know someone who needs this prayer.