Injuries always seemed to forestall my qualification as well.

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Apr 16, 2018
2:38:27pm

Archaea All-American

After knee surgery, I've lost interest in the necessary pounding.

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Archaea

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My Daughter in law is running in the Boston Marathon today

HighHorse Lysander Spooner Fan

4/16/18 6:57am

meh. it's just a hobby

BlueFrog

4/16/18 6:59am

What a terrible day to compete. Good luck to her!

coug almighty

4/16/18 7:00am

Good luck to her - also, hope she has an umbrella

The Shazad

4/16/18 7:02am

yup - 1st Patriots Day Red Sox game postponed in 34 years

rggee

4/16/18 7:03am

Fantastic that a mother of four is able to dedicate her time to run a Boston

TheLoneCougar

4/16/18 7:03am

I may know your DIL.

BigEasyCougar

4/16/18 2:43pm

in my ward alone, there are five 30 something moms running the marathon - some of them are nice people

Str8CashCougar

4/16/18 3:34pm

a 40 something mom 4 from our ward is running it.

Thrill

4/16/18 4:01pm

My dad has run it three times. When I was 16 he talked me into running a marathon with him.

SuperTank

4/16/18 7:03am

I'm surprised your DIL is only 36. I would have thought she would be a grandma.

chilango

4/16/18 7:27am

She is married to my 4th son

HighHorse

4/16/18 7:31am

Ah, the baby of the family... 🙂

chilango

4/16/18 7:39am

So your baby son robbed the cradle. Got it.

Archaea

4/16/18 7:53am

Yes, he does turn 40 in a couple days

HighHorse

4/16/18 8:18am

I’ve always wanted to want to run a marathon.

TayPower

4/16/18 7:52am

It's not as fun as it is cracked up to be.

Archaea

4/16/18 7:53am

Yeah, that’s the conclusion I always come to when I start to want.

TayPower

4/16/18 8:04am

It's actually a few hours of fun and 3-4 hours of pain for most

deljdc

4/16/18 12:12pm

My first marathon was at the end of my first Ironman

Archaea

4/16/18 12:29pm

I always look forward to the races.

Eddie

4/16/18 12:58pm

When I raced, I exercised more but

Archaea

4/16/18 1:19pm

You think about the race all those hours while training and

deljdc

4/16/18 1:47pm

I meet more people in medical tents after races.

Archaea

4/16/18 2:37pm

Oh my! My best friend had his kidney's shut down. Now he's

deljdc

4/16/18 4:28pm

Nice! Good for her!

HangookCoug

4/16/18 8:10am

IMO most people who put in the time could successfully complete a marathon, but

Roko's Basilisk

4/16/18 8:39am

So very true.

Eddie

4/16/18 9:18am

Reminds me of a joke; it goes like this... Question: How do you know when someone runs marathons?

Str8CashCougar

4/16/18 10:57am

Boston was a big goal of mine

Bill

4/16/18 11:05am

Were your achilles and knee injuries while training or doing something else?

palangi

4/16/18 12:27pm

Injuries always seemed to forestall my qualification as well.

Archaea

4/16/18 2:38pm

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