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- Lynn Williams
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Thanks for the great report, Sheldon. What an experience.
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Okay...that's enough...I have to stop reading these Boston race reports...I keep leaking everywhere. Dang allergies! 
Your report was fantastic...thanks for the pictorals to go with it. (I can't see many pics on RM for some reason but I could see all of yours! Yay!)
I agree with Tracy on the pic of you and Rob heading to the bus...you can see the nervous anticipation radiating off the both of you.
It was a pleasure to track you on Monday...and I look forward to being able to do it again. Maybe one of these days I'll do one better and be at a race to cheer you on in person...it would be an honor for me.
Wear that schwag with pride, Sheldon, you deserve it. Nobody is laughing.
Your report was fantastic...thanks for the pictorals to go with it. (I can't see many pics on RM for some reason but I could see all of yours! Yay!)
I agree with Tracy on the pic of you and Rob heading to the bus...you can see the nervous anticipation radiating off the both of you.
It was a pleasure to track you on Monday...and I look forward to being able to do it again. Maybe one of these days I'll do one better and be at a race to cheer you on in person...it would be an honor for me.
Wear that schwag with pride, Sheldon, you deserve it. Nobody is laughing.
~Kara~
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"To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself."
— Thich Nhat Hanh
Sheldon
Great report, I love reading your reports, they always seem to have some flair to them. You are sure an inspiring athlete. Sore shoulder from the girls, made me laugh. (might have been from moving as well).
Good luck in your up coming events. I'm sure you'll see the finish line of Boston again in your future.
Thanks for sharing your story. Enjoy the clothing, as someone else said, you look good in blue..........
Mouse
Great report, I love reading your reports, they always seem to have some flair to them. You are sure an inspiring athlete. Sore shoulder from the girls, made me laugh. (might have been from moving as well).
Good luck in your up coming events. I'm sure you'll see the finish line of Boston again in your future.
Thanks for sharing your story. Enjoy the clothing, as someone else said, you look good in blue..........
Mouse
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Robbie-T
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Nice race Skipper!! It was a pleasure experiencing the entire race weekend with you.
Everyone gets the same jacket it isn't based on your result, wear it with pride. Hopefully it will be a very cold summer.
Everyone gets the same jacket it isn't based on your result, wear it with pride. Hopefully it will be a very cold summer.
Mississauga Marathon - 2:52
Around the Bay - 1:58
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"I just hope that people look at it and say, 'Hey if this yahoo can do it, then I can do it too.' That'd be cool if people thought that. It's just a matter of putting the miles in and working. It's not so much how much talent you have. I hope." - Brian Sell.
"To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the Gift." - Pre
Around the Bay - 1:58
Click>> Race History
ItsMyRun.com
"If I'm running, it will be a good run" - Robbie-T
"I just hope that people look at it and say, 'Hey if this yahoo can do it, then I can do it too.' That'd be cool if people thought that. It's just a matter of putting the miles in and working. It's not so much how much talent you have. I hope." - Brian Sell.
"To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the Gift." - Pre
Great run Sheldon! CONGRATULATIONS!!!
OK I'm confused. I know Dave * wasn't there so who were you running over to kiss?
OK I'm confused. I know Dave * wasn't there so who were you running over to kiss?
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"The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world that it leaves to its children." - Dietrich Bonhoeffer
"I was watching the London Marathon and saw one runner dressed as a chicken and another runner dressed as an egg. I thought: 'This could be interesting'." - Paddy Lennox
"There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast!" - author unknown
It is scary how well you can describe my feelings about Boston - before, what is the big deal, was never a life long dream and running Boston less than 4 years after my first race ever was a fluke, surreal.
And so now you get to wear the well earned jacket and stuff with pride. I cannot begin to describe the feeling one gets wearing that stuff at a 5 K trail race and having the race director point you out as a "Boston Finisher".
Glad you enjoyed the experience but the fun is just starting. It may be too soon yet but I once wrote before my first Boston I was running and saw some guy wearing a Boston jacket from 10 years before and I thought that was sort of pathetic but now, I relish the thought of being able to be that "pathetic". It may be too soon but I suspect you are going to get use to having strangers come up and ask, "did you really run Boston" and get to answer "yes".
And so now you get to wear the well earned jacket and stuff with pride. I cannot begin to describe the feeling one gets wearing that stuff at a 5 K trail race and having the race director point you out as a "Boston Finisher".
Glad you enjoyed the experience but the fun is just starting. It may be too soon yet but I once wrote before my first Boston I was running and saw some guy wearing a Boston jacket from 10 years before and I thought that was sort of pathetic but now, I relish the thought of being able to be that "pathetic". It may be too soon but I suspect you are going to get use to having strangers come up and ask, "did you really run Boston" and get to answer "yes".
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Tori beat me to it, this is an awesome picture.
Thanks for sharing your experience it was a great read.
Thanks for sharing your experience it was a great read.
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5K Endurance D.D.O. 33:08 Aug.13 2008
PEC team Challenge Leg 3 - Oct.5 2008
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Great to see how you enjoyed the icing on the Marathon Cake. Wear the gear with pride, you deserve it. Congratulations on a great race and report. It was a fun weekend.
Looking forward to a re-cap at ITT....and maybe Haliburton
Looking forward to a re-cap at ITT....and maybe Haliburton
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Great job, and great report!!
Don't worry what anyone thinks of your schwag, maybe get a little dust/dirt on it during your next walk, but that's it.
Don't worry what anyone thinks of your schwag, maybe get a little dust/dirt on it during your next walk, but that's it.
"Tough times don't last, but tough people do"
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Fton 1/2 2006- 2:06:02
Fton 1/2 2005- 2:06:30
2008 - ATB 3:40:31, ForestCity, NCM 1/2
2007 - running hiatus
DMChardie 10km- 55:45
Fton 1/2 2006- 2:06:02
Fton 1/2 2005- 2:06:30
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NewFinnLoper
- Jerome Drayton
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Your photostory was so fun to read...becuase I recognized most of the shots...
So glad I got to meet you after the race and swap our glory stories!!!
So glad I got to meet you after the race and swap our glory stories!!!
22 halfs (PR 1:42:02) 
5 full (PR 3:48:21)
...and a smattering of adventure and trail races thrown in for good measure!
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All running is on hold until further notice .... :0(
5 full (PR 3:48:21)
...and a smattering of adventure and trail races thrown in for good measure!
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All running is on hold until further notice .... :0(
Your report captures a lot of what I have thought about Boston.
The first time I wore my Boston shirt last year (June 30, I believe) I was greated by raucous laughter. But I have some harsh critics who ensure that I will never get a swollen ego. Wear your stuff with pride; you've earned it.
Great report and wonderful to see you again. I am looking forward to our next one.
The first time I wore my Boston shirt last year (June 30, I believe) I was greated by raucous laughter. But I have some harsh critics who ensure that I will never get a swollen ego. Wear your stuff with pride; you've earned it.
Great report and wonderful to see you again. I am looking forward to our next one.
Next Up in 2010:
April - 21K de Montreal
May - Cabot Trail Relay Race, Legs 6&7
April - 21K de Montreal
May - Cabot Trail Relay Race, Legs 6&7
Nice swag! Fits you to a T.
Thanks for posting the Report and the pics
Congrats on your first Boston marathon!
Thanks for posting the Report and the pics
Congrats on your first Boston marathon!
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2010: Qualifying for Boston and NYC at the Wineglass Marathon
2011: Running all 5 of the major marathons for Acquired Brain Injury and Leonard Cheshire Disability
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Boston Marathon: April 18th
Berlin Marathon: September 25th
Chicago Marathon: October 11th
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