[Oe List ...] Boston Marathon

[Isobel and Jim Bishop]

Dear Herman,
As we say in Australia...   Goodonya mate!

Herman, you are such a spirit colleague, blessings on your commitment  
to life.
Isobel Bishop.
On 18/04/2012, at 6:37 AM, Herman Greene wrote:

> Thanks to all!
>
> From: oe-bounces at wedgeblade.net [mailto:oe-bounces at wedgeblade.net]  
> On Behalf Of Ellie Stock
> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 4:34 PM
> To: oe at wedgeblade.net
> Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] Boston Marathon
>
> Herman,
>
> Glad you survived to tell about it!!!
>
> Ellie
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Herman Greene <hfgreene at mindspring.com>
> To: 'Order Ecumenical Community' <oe at wedgeblade.net>
> Sent: Tue, Apr 17, 2012 11:09 am
> Subject: [Oe List ...] Boston Marathon
>
> I ran the Boston Marathon yesterday. The temperature reached 89  
> degrees, 153 people were treated at area hospitals, and 8 were in  
> critical condition at some stage though no one died.
>
> Here’s a testimony to the conditions:
>
> “This was the toughest marathon I’ve ever run, and I’ve done 5  
> Ironmans, 3 Bostons and about 20 marathons,” said Mark Williams,  
> 45, of Richmond, Va. He said his time was 30 minutes slower than  
> six months ago. “It was brutal.”
>
> I was able to keep running and I also finished about 30 minutes  
> slower than I had hoped. It was a real mind trip. I didn’t really  
> know what to do to sustain myself in the race. I had never run a  
> marathon in those conditions before.
>
> All in all though, it was marvelous. One of those crazy things we  
> do for fun!
>
> Herman
>
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