[Belated post from Marathon Weekend]
The morning before the Marathon, Brianna, Jack, and Karen headed down the hill for the 21st annual Heartbreak Hill Road Race and Walk. The inter-generational walk makes a circuit around city hall.
Jack wasn’t sure if the Bernard girls would appreciate the early hour of the event, but it was quite fun. After an introduction by Newton Mayor Seti Warren, Brianna motored around the long course with her green machine and finished to the cheers of her fellow walkers (Video of Start of walk. Brianna got a tee-shirt of the deal as well as face painting and balloon animals.
When Brianna and I had a quiet moment with Brianna at the end of the weekend, I asked her what her favorite part was, and she said “The race, everyone was cheering for me!”. It was Jack’s favorite part too. Well, a close tie with this moment at the running team dinner the previous evening that connected her Dad with the Genzyme CEO, which was a big goal for Jack in running the marathon.
Brianna, you are right! Everyone is cheering for you.
Looks like a great time.
Such heart and effort – a great smile to boot. I bet she had a hard time choosing a favorite among the many interesting and fun things that weekend.