quick update. I know I'm a terrible blogger. My blog does not follow any kind of order or train of thought. It is mostly fantastically boring (unless you're from Luxembourg in which case you probably find most things interesting). I will try to be better motivated at writing stuff.
UPDATE! I ran the FULL marathon like a beast. Praise God that my knee felt great the entire time and that my breathing was pretty good considering I was overcoming a cold. I raised over $700 for Haiti and they gave me a medal and everything! My time was 5:13 which, although not very good for an experienced marathoner, I was quite happy with. As I crossed the finish line I asked the girl handing out water bottles if I won. She sort of smiled at me but behind her smile I could tell she was thinking something like, "listen jerk I've been standing here for 5 hours waiting for your slow butt to waddle across the finish line so don't get fresh!" I'm not sure if people still say "don't get fresh" but I think they should. I also think they should say things like, Rad and Bodacious and Super-Duper and guys should call girls Dames and Dames should call guys Scalawags and everyone should listen to jazz music all the time. Anyway I felt as if I accomplished something and now I need something new to accomplish. I'll be thinking about that.
Bodacious,
Jake
2 comments:
THAT made me laugh out loud
Congratulations on having the guts to tackle a marathon. And you didn't do it for the ego, but to raise money for Haiti. (However, you are forgiven if you feel a bit proud of what you did..it was a huge achievement.)
I love your retro choices of language. Dame and Scalawag and Bodacious.
And your blogs are NOT boring. It think they're fun to read and thought-provoking. The way you read that young woman's mind as you ran across the finish line was eerie.
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