Dad talks about his Marathon:
Why Paris? I had never done a marathon before. I usually do halves. We knew we wanted to spend April in Paris and the Marathon was on--so it was like two dreams in one. Why not? Coolest thing you ran by? It's Paris so everything you run by is cool. Part of the race is right along the Seine. But if had to pick, I would say the Eiffel Tower. I was just coming out of a tunnel (feeling kind of low) and there it was. It really lifted my spirits. How is it different than the Toronto Scotia runs? It is much bigger. Over 57000 signed up and 49000 participated. You run through some very long tunnels and at certain spots there are Firemen spraying participants to with water. Also, a lot more people being taken away in ambulances. The most unusual thing for me was the crowd yelling "Allez, Allez Allez, Ray-Mow" They had to yell that a lot😄 Lowest point? During the race it was sitting on a bench gagging on an energy bar. Post race would have to be almost passing out on the subway and retching on the subway floor. So, a few not so attractive moments. Paris is the food capital--do they give out good treats? A lot of the treats are more natural. Instead of energy drinks they give out bottled water and sugar cubes. Oh, and lots of fresh and dried fruits. Overall? It was longer (42.195 km) and tougher than I expected...oh, and warmer. But I MADE IT!
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Samantha
4/4/2016 07:25:30 am
wow. awesome! you must have been so tired by the end
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Mr H.
4/4/2016 09:59:12 am
Yes, very tired and a little sick, slept vey well last night.
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Madame Bridge P2
4/4/2016 08:25:24 am
Félicitations! Un très grand accomplissement! Combien des heures est-ce que le marathon a pris pour toi?
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Mrs. H
4/4/2016 10:06:11 am
Mr. H a couru pour cinq heures. Il était très fatigué. Le champion a couru pour un peu plus de deux heures.
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Mme Melady's Grade 8 Class
4/5/2016 06:31:10 am
Très bon travail M. Homewood! La course a pris combien de temps?
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Mrs. H
4/5/2016 06:59:32 am
Mr. H a couru pour cinq heures. Il était très fatigué. Le champion a couru pour un peu plus de deux heures.
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Ashton
4/5/2016 08:54:50 am
Was the guy that came first a cyborg?!?!
Mme. Melady's Grade 8 Class
4/5/2016 07:17:18 am
Oops, we didn't realize that our question had already been asked. We would like to change our questions to "Which place did you come in?"
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Mr. H
4/5/2016 08:21:12 am
I came 34556th out of 41708 and 4643/5604 of men in my age category. If this link works you can use it to see some video. I have a blue ball cap with a white logo and green shirt. See if you can pick me out.
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Mrs. H
4/5/2016 08:24:42 am
The link is t live...you have to copy it😄 Leave a Reply. |
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