Kristen spent the past 7+ months training for the Boston Marathon. She has been so dedicated and we've all been amazed (but not surprised) of what she has accomplished.
Living in Boston, most of her training has been in the 30-40 degree weather. Of course, on marathon day it was set to be close to 90 degrees! The BAA sent out emails warning only elite runners to run (and even they should take a slower pace than normal). Kristen decided to still run, but with her original goal being around 4.5 hours, she expected to take it easy. Well apparently, she is capable of much more than even she realized because even in the extreme heat, she was able to finish with a time of 4:38:26.
We're so proud of and inspired by you Krissy, you did awesome!
btw - you should've heard us trying to decide what to write on our posters the night before. We were going to write something like "Run, Kristen, Run" but we were so nervous about the heat, we didn't want to make her feel like she HAD to keep going if it was too much, so we decided on the wording below. While we were waiting for her and watching all of the other runners go by drenched in sweat, many walking, some with bleeding nipples (Ahhhh!), I almost teared up every time I thought about her. But when she blew right past us at mile 17 with a smile on her face, looking AMAZING we knew she was kicking ass. Next time, maybe we'll write that on our posters!
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getting ready to leave for Boston
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| Kristen's cheering section |
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| at mile 17!!! |
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| so so proud! |
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| awesome friends who came to cheer her on |
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sisters!
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This is so fantastic!! Congrats to Kristen, that is just amazing.
ReplyDeleteAmazing accomplishment Kristen!! She doesn't even look like she broke a sweat in that last photo either!
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