My Dad's a Marathon Maniac. It's actually true. He is an official member of the Marathon Maniacs club. Monday was his 26th marathon, the 11th in the last 12 months. He finished in 4 hours and 23 minutes, making it his quickest Boston run (his 5th one). And see how peppy he looks? Seriously, does this look like a guy who just ran 26.2 miles?? (Aside from the astronaut blanket.) It's probably mostly because of the spaghetti I fed him Sunday night and the special delivery we brought for him at mile 16, his home-made power drink of concentrated strawberry Instant Breakfasts. It was just what he needed to hit Heartbreak Hill with a vengeance. He actually beat us back to the finish line. So we bought him an ice cream cone.
And while we were on the T, there was a guy getting ready to work Boston Common in his clown suit, and he of course warmed up his twisting muscles on our kids. We made it home with 3 out of the 4 balloon sculptures; poor Spiderman's demise happened slowly as his "1,000 parts" each popped in succession...
And while we were on the T, there was a guy getting ready to work Boston Common in his clown suit, and he of course warmed up his twisting muscles on our kids. We made it home with 3 out of the 4 balloon sculptures; poor Spiderman's demise happened slowly as his "1,000 parts" each popped in succession...
3 comments:
How fun! I had no idea your dad was in town! It amazes me how many people run marathons. But your dad definitely looks the peppiest (is that a word) I've ever seen someone after completing 26.2 miles (well, excpt for the guy who won all the money for doing it!).
Man -those are some good looking cheerleaders!
I just love your dad. He is so cute!!! What fun to be able to be there with him. Great memories for the kids!
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