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Today was the London marathon and In honor of those who were lost or hurt in the Boston marathon, I wore my dads Adidas Boston marathon zip up that he had from running in 2010. My siblings also colored posters for my dad and put the “Ny loves Boston” symbol as we morn from the tragedy that took place just last week, in the City we all know so well.
Luckily at around the 3.30 marker point (which is late for my dad) we spotted him. Given he was running with his ipod, a torn tendon and hip, he was more focused on finishing than the crowds. So we took lots of pictures (as proof that we saw him).
Supporting Boston and London Apparently both Prince Harry and Sir Richard Branson were handing out the Virgin London marathon medals (up until the 3 hour marker point). But as Harry has a things for blonde’s, I joked with my mom that I would run next year in under three hours to meet the prince. Well given both of my parents have run marathon’s it’s became a tradition. So we negotiated that in 2015 I will run the London marathon in some sort of costume (I’m thinking a pink tutu) in order to raise money for a children’s charity.
The London Marathon 2013It was inspiring to watch crowds cheer, and people speed up near the finish line after hearing their name called out. Multiple people even collapsed with only 350 yards to go (which was heartbreaking to watch), and then had to get pushed in a wheel chair to the finish line (if they were deemed medically stable).
Multiple volunteers helped those who were hurt, and seeing blind people run with guides tied together was also very inspiring. Once again a lesson that if one sets their mind to do something, they really can do it. Of course the three loudest cheerers the entire marathon seemed to be: my mom, Poppy and I, as cheerleading is: quote on quote “an American thing”.
Once the marathon was over, we headed over to Oxford street. Which was filled with touristy shops, so then we headed over to Knightsbridge where Harrods is. I also managed to locate my way around today based on Starbucks, and was shocked to see how different the cafes totally are there. It’s just proof how every company needs to adapt to the country that they are located in, and adapt to their target market. That being said they did have frappachinos, and instead of a bagel I opted for some marshmallow sprinkle stick. Yum!
The Lanesborough (our hotel)