She did it! April ran (and completed) the Hartford Half Marathon. I don't know if this is her official time, but according to the photo... Speaking for the family, we are all very proud of her determination (or is that stubborness?) in setting a goal and fulfilling it.
At risk of sharing an "unauthorized" photo, here is her cheering section that saw her just after mile 10.
Way to go April!!!
(Just to be clear, this is Pat writing (as you can tell by the use of Capitalization), not April writing about herself - that would be silly, and she would never do that.)
edits by april: my net time was 2:40:34! i'm the one in the pink shirt. i should have known when pat offered me to wear his running shirt that i looked bad (he never makes outfit suggestions), but instead i wore the XL shirt i had bought the day before and was too tight on me. hence no more pics, people. i'll be running again next year and i better be thinner by then! who wants to join me? if anything, i think i proved anyone can do it. (oh, and for the record, the man with one leg who used crutches came in faster than me. so again, anyone can do it.)
p.s. i must be silly since i'm writing about myself, but i think you all knew that anyway.
15 comments:
Woo Hoo! Congratulations April! I'm serious when I say that I'm very very impressed with your determination and follow through with the race. What an accomplishment. You can put me down to run with for next year (just hope I don't slow you down). PS: tell Pat good effort on the blogging.
That is so incredibly awesome, and no, not anyone can do that, cause I would DIE. Seriously, DIE> Even when I'm in the best of shape for myself, I can barely squeak out one mile....you should be so proud of yourself!
You are awesome! We are all proud of you!!
Congratulations April!! You rock! You did something I could never do!
Way To Go! I'm so glad you did it, and made your time goal! I really love Lori's smile at the end, it made me tear up a little. She's such a great friend.
Hooray for you April!!! I've been wondering since I saw you this summer how the training was going. Way to go!
congratulations!!! I am totally impressed.
April! You were awesome and it was so fun to see you.
I think you should have Pat guest blog once a month or so. He speaks and writes well.
I'll forward on some pics to you that I took.
Go April! You're awesome!
ps... When's Jake's meeting? I need to call you tomorrow.
April...what a woman!! That's an amazing accomplishment!! I'm in awe and feeling inspired. Maybe, just maybe, I could do one?? :) You're awesome!
Great job! Congrats. I could never do that. I am allergic to exercise.
I'm still laughing at the capitalization coment-it's just the sort of snotty thing Josh would say. In fact, Josh has made snide remarks about your broken shift key more than once. He'll be happy to know Pat feels the same. Men and their punctuation-whatcha gonna do?
You are way too picky about yourself in pictures. No one looks good after running for umpteen miles -no matter how thin they are or how large their shirt is- that's the reason most new moms hide the right after birth pics. If I were you, I would display them all proudly or photoshop them!! Better yet, photoshop my face unto them. I will gladly take credit for running a half marathon, even if it means coming in behind a one-legged man on crutches-go him!
@wendy- i actually choose not to capitalize as a stylistic thing, rather than laziness or lack of typing ability. i easily capitolize when writing business notes or memos to school.
April - Congrats on your awesome running skills!! I have been stuck at an awkward sort of jog for years....
Amy and I need to start running...but we hate it. Maybe we need to hang a cookie in front of our faces to get us going...
How impressive!!! Wow, you can do anything. It makes me want to go run. I think that is really great, April.
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