Sunday, I ran the Achilles Hope and Possibility 5 miler in NYC. According to the nyrr.org website, the weather was 77 degrees with humidity at 69%. It felt a lot hotter than that. But it was an inspiring run, primarily because of the people who run it. As the website touted, “This event brings together athletes with disabilities and able-bodied athletes in a celebration of running.” You had wheel-chair athletes, people with cerebral palsy, and runners who had lost limbs, many of whom were military. What impressed me the most though were the kids who were missing limbs that took part in the run, not the kids race, but the full 5 milers. That was great. It took me 33 years to start running and these kids, are starting right out the gate.
But if the people involved in this run made it and inspiring run, there was one participant that made it, I have to admit unique. I have taken part in races that included famous runners like Paula, Ryan and Deena or even Mayor Fenty, but this race had royalty! Prince Harry, who was in NYC this weekend, ran….well, walked the race with disabled veterans. I saw him while he was getting off the stage as I ran by.
This was pretty much my view of him as I ran past the start (picture belongs to nyrr).
In addition to seeing a Prince, I was at the finish when a guy proposed to his girlfriend. It was really sweet. He got the announcer to ask and then got down on one knee. It was really sweet!
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