What inspired you to sign up for the first KeyBank Vermont City Marathon in 2000?
PC: I had done a half marathon, and it just seemed like it would be the next step. I was ready for the challenge. There was a bunch of people who I was running with who were doing it, and I thought I’d try it. VS: You did it again in 2001—what happened after that? PC: In 2002, I had Adrian, and in 2004, Lewis. I didn’t do any marathons for a while. I did a couple of halves; I did a half when Lewis was 6 months old. I had a double baby jogger, which was helpful. It was really nice to have that. When I didn’t need it anymore, I donated it to Lewis’s school. I still see it—it goes around Waterbury with little babies in it. VS: Your plan was to do another marathon at age 40, but here you are running this year on the day you turn 37. How did you come to meet your goal early? PC: I’ve just sort of fallen in with a group of runners. On Saturdays I go on long runs, and I’ve been doing that since last July. It’s a lot of fun, and I look forward to it. We switch up the loops; sometimes we go in
