This past weekend, my husband ran the New York City Marathon. I am so proud of him. He completed the marathon in less than four hours, and even though he would have liked to finish in less time than he did, I think it is an amazing accomplishment.
I also want to mention that he ran for the American Cancer Society. He raised thousands of dollars and ran over twenty-six miles to help this great organization. Collectively, the marathoners who ran the New York City Marathon for the American Cancer Society raised over one million dollars. Amazing.
My husband prefers to remain anonymous in the blogosphere, but I refuse to let his achievement go unmentioned. He is a wonderful example for our children, and I am so proud to be his wife.
16 comments:
I agree it's very impressive
I was wondering where you were...
Wonderful accomplishment! I'm always amazed that anyone can run this far.
Very nice! The fund raising adds a nice purpose to a personal challenge.
Wow, I ran cross country in high school and thought two-and-half miles was far enough! It takes a lot of mental toughness and determination to run that far. It's great that he was also able to benefit a worthy cause.
I agree...some days we are just bursting with too much pride for our dear husbands.
WOW. What an accomplishment for him!
AWESOME!
I love to run...when I run!
In fact, I have a running blog!
enjoyingtherun.blogspot.com
Do you run also?
I agree - this is an achievement to be proud of. We also contribute to American Cancer Society - both our families were touched by cancer beast, and I am excited to see all the progress that has been made lately. I hope that it will continue.
That is awesome! 26 miles is an amazing accomplishment!
This is a fantastic accomplishment - both the running time and the fundraising! Amazing!
What an accomplishment (really, what accomplishments, both the running and the fundraising)! Even if he wants to remain anonymous, I'm sending him my congratulations.
woohoo what an amazing accomplishment!
From a cancer survivor all I can say is a huge Thank you to him for getting out there and running.
You should both be proud!!
that is awesome tell him congrats!
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Yay!!!! That is fantastic!!! You must be SO proud!!! :-)
That is great. It made me tear up a little bit. My aunt is battling cancer as we speak. She has been diagnosed with Cervical Cancer. She underwent 5 weeks of chemo and radiation therapy. After all of that, she found out last week that she has tumors on her ribs. Its a scary and sad experience that is horrible for anyone to go through. I am happy that people like your husband are helping raise money for cancer.
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