April Fool's Day has just passed. I don't consider myself gullible, but I do completely enjoy some of the April Fool's pranks that showed up on the internet last week. The City of Ely always has a good one and this year was no exception: I have never used Uber, but I think I would really enjoy taking a "Canoeber" while in the Ely area! I also saw two different running related April Fool's pranks. The first was an email from Brook's Running advertising running shoes for dogs...having a little bit of a soft spot for Charlie, I promptly opened it. The final one was a Facebook post from Hal Higdon, a running coach that has a lot of marathon training plans available online. He was reporting that the Boston Marathon was departing from the current qualifying standards. As someone who once made the qualifying standard in my age group, I was very interested. I even have and wear a running jacket proudly advertising "Boston Qualifier." However, it went on that for the 2018 race, only BU (Boston Unqualifiers) would be allowed into the race. He also offered a training plan that would include 2-3 runs per week with nothing over 10 miles and skipping one run a week would be totally ok. I wish I was as clever as the folks who not only thought up these April Fool's pranks, made jokes that were done in a completely fun spirit and got their graphics and posts ready in time. I look forward to what they will come up with next year :-) Today is a special day....Stephanie's birthday! Happy Birthday to you! My husband found this mug for you to help you enjoy your hot chocolate and donuts on your special day. Happy running and watch out for the April Fools! Missee Care to Comment?
What is the best April Fool's prank you have seen or been a part of?
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AuthorMissee and Stephanie are two Minnesota sisters and moms who love to run. We are not experts in running, parenting or anything else, but we do have years of experiences that may be helpful or entertaining to others. Archives
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