WOW I am really impressed Jared. good for you and now you need to baby that bad knee or it will come back to haunt you as mine has in my "elder"years. Smiley is envious. Way to go. Happy trails, Lori
Do I know you? Jared, to say that I am impressed would be an understatement! I knew you had it in you, but still to sweat out 26.2 miles - Amazing! Somehow I don't picture the Paddock Trio members sweaty :) Have a great time in Ireland, you definately earned it!
Proud of you buddy! Way to go! I know how meaningful those running comraderies are. Rest. Ice. Elevate. Compression. Take care of that knee!
Laura wants to see an Irish child. Can you bring one home for us?
Did you get wasted afterward? What did you eat right after?
When do you come home? Congrats!
WOW! "Wow" doesn't begin to express how impressed I am. I can't imagine entering a marathon, much less finishing it. And with an injured knee, yet. JARED GO BRAGH!
Yes! Yes! Yes! DUde, and how many more days you got? Kudos on morphing into an irishman. Drink up and be merry! Kick ass in that marathon! You've worked hard brother, and I'm proud of you. I don't care care if that sounds gay. Boop.
Whew! As one who wheezes after walking around the block, I'm impressed. The way you run a race, I'd guess that the 15K will actually turn out to be about 42.7K for you. Way to go!!
Have I told you lately that I love you? :D If I broke down in my car, had to walk up hill in the rain with flipflops, dropped my cell phone in a puddle, all while just finding out my dog got hit by a car, reading your blogs would make it feel like the sky was shooting rainbows and it was raining Skittles. Translation: you make me laugh and make me happy. I hope you make it to your goal!
Long Winded Narrative Jared, with the above "long-winded-narrative" you should have no problem running a 13+K race!
I'm going to see if I can invest in a wind-powered electric generator that will rest in front of your computer! I'll be able to retire in 6 months. :)
Great effort!
Devan is wrong (again) I read this and laughed and we are rooting for you,(the we being Lilly Iris Sweet Pea and Prada) since Smiley is always gone traveling and saving the world from fire disasters. Keep up the good work, I KNOW you can do it. Devan would probably love to do it with you. You know he tried to join me doing the John Muir Trail but got a bit side tracked by altitude (ask him.) Happy Trails, Lori
SILLY When in the world are you going to write a book? I'm telling ya, you're pretty entertaining buddy. But i'm proud of you and motivation!!I have a few questions about your marathon.. i'll get back to those later...take care!
Michelangelo? If Michelangelo took the time to rise from the dead and comment on those glistening calves, the least you could do is run. Although, this is quite a delayed response because I know you did the deed, and I'm proud of you...and those calves....mmmm, mmm those calves.
Dude...what's a shin splint....? Is a shin splint injury the same as the one you suffered years ago...like...remember...when...your brother kicked you in the chin and you taped two popsicle sticks to your leg and drew a picture of blood in red crayon? And then lay on the floor whimpering like a puppy...? No wait...I maybe confused...I think that was your Dad!
Maybe you should speed walk instead. Okay. I'm going to go with, "I think you should pick a different sport since this one wants to kill you." like speed walking. And that's coming from a runner with love in his heart. Holy hell, I've never injured myself THAT MUCH!! I'm kinda impressed....but seriously worried. You know you can compete in video game competitions? Possible injuries: sore thumbs. And they pay good money. Please be careful. I'm not pushing you around in a wheel chair. We'll look like lovers. Not cool.
Fame in the Family Did anyone ever tell you that you were preceded by the famous runner, Charlie Paddock? Supposedly (meaning that someone, sometime, somewhere thought that it might possibly be true), he was a distant cousin of one of our distant cousins. That was w-a-a-a-y back in the early part of the last century. (You know, in ancient times!) So, I'm sure you're not going to let ole cousin Charlie down and you'll make it to Ireland.
I am a foolish man on a less-than-well-thought-out mission... to run the Adidas Dublin Marathon this upcoming October. Why foolish you ask? Because as a lazy person, I have never run more than two miles, do not excercise and in fact, am actually typing this very paragraph while lying flat on my back and drinking hot chocolate (not the easiest thing to do I can tell you.)... full info
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I can't express it in words...
so I'll just say I'M SO PROUD OF YOU! Take care of that knee and come home in one piece. I'm so happy for you!