Kelly Bruno MD

💙💛🦄 Already missing the energy of race weekend! Can we go back and do it again?

🥇 3:14:09 | Para Champion | Course record | Boston Marathon personal best

💛 It may have been my third time at Boston, but it felt like my first time all over again. Down to the rookie mistake of going out too fast.

💙 I road an emotional and physical roller coaster for 26.2 miles all the way from Hopkinton to Boylston that hit many highs and at least as many lows.

🦄 I teared up at least twice as I was engulfed by the crowds chanting “Go Kelly Go”. I felt the runners high and the glycogen depletion. I felt like I was flying one minute and then couldn’t imagine taking another step the next.

Thank you Boston for the wild ride, for the running blade, and for keeping me sane on all the long, hot training runs!

Be grateful. Not because you feel like you have to, but because you get to. Because you are blessed with gifts and talents and there are no guarantees. What you have today might not be yours tomorrow. Or it might look different, feel different, be different.

You have the opportunity to do the best you can do in this moment. Go do it!

🥇 21:00 in the BAA 5k | CR by 22 sec

Just showing up, doing my best, and hoping others will do the same. Thank you for showing up for us with a strong, supportive para pro division!

We did it! Last long run for . I can safely say that some runs are more physical and others are more mental. Today was a little of both. When the physical effort only becomes possible with a whole lot of mental grit. Thanks for pulling me along to a sweaty finish. I’d have been lost out there without you. Like actually lost. Still looking for the car.

Riverbend 5k 🏃‍♀️

It felt good to race again. I’ll remember it as a nice day on a gravel course and forget the heat and humidity! It was one of those races where you go out and hold on as long as you can.

🥇 First OA female

Riverbend 5k run 🏃‍♀️

🥇 First place OA female

It felt good to race again! It was a gravel course on a warm, humid day. So, the kind of race when you just go out and hang on as long as you can.

A reminder that showing up matters. A few miles alongside greatness and a reminder of what’s possible. Honored to run with Kiera D’Amato 🏃‍♀️✨and be inspired to chase fun and joy over numbers!

It’s the journey, not the destination!

After 10 years of training in medicine and the last 3 years training for a 3 hour marathon, the most important thing I’ve learned is that recovery is non-negotiable. And it’s more than just getting good, quality sleep. True recovery encompasses physical, mental, and emotional elements. It requires prioritizing health, fueling, and nervous system downregulation while effectively managing stress capacity.

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🏅 Medal Monday ✔️NYC Marathon ⏱️3:18:35

What a day! Full recap to come but for now enjoying the afterglow of a great day while looking forward to the next challenge- shooting for a course record at the BAA Half Marathon next week!