April Events

Running Update:

Week of 3/20/23:           14.1 mi               2:17:12

Week of 3/27/23:           31.8 mi               5:23:19

Week of 4/3/23:              14.3 mi               2:22:07

Week of 4/10/23:           18.1 mi               3:13:41

Week of 4/17/23:           28.1 mi               4:44:58

Week of 4/24/23:           21.8 mi               3:34:24

ONE WEEK until the Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon!  The last month of my training was a bit disrupted by travel (see below) but I think I’m ready for marathon number twenty!  You can still donate to our campaign for the Children’s Tumor Foundation.  Just click HERE or go to KRath4Jane.com!

Because of my upcoming marathon milestone, I was honored to be recognized as the Person of the Week in our local newspaper recently.  Take a look at this lovely article in the Madison Source.

Jane Update:

April brought Jane’s 16th birthday.  SIXTEENTH.  No, I can’t believe it either.

Opening birthday presents

Her favorite?  A ring with teeny tiny D&D dice inside!

April also brought a trip to Seoul, South Korea for Todd, Jane, and I.  Our oldest daughter, Helen, is studying there this semester.  What a treat to see her in her element!  We are so proud of her.  I took over 600 photos—here are a few of my favorite.

Helen greeted us at our hotel when we arrived

At Bukchon Hanok Village

A nine-course traditional Korean meal with friends

Wearing hanbok at Gyeongbokgung Palace!

Changdeokgung Palace

Water show at Banpo Bridge on the Han River

Jane and I took the cable car to Namsan Tower

Korean barbecue with colleagues of Todd's

Walking Helen back to her dorm at Yonsei University

In the National Museum of Korea

On the grounds of the National Museum of Korea

Noodles and dumplings in Myeongdong

I got to sound the drum at Deoksugung Palace

The gardens at Deoksugung

Trying her hand at the ring toss at Namsangol Hanok Village

Korean fried chicken with Helen!

NF Update:

Another NF event this morning (with even more photos!), this time for NF Northeast.  It was the NFNE Steps2Cure Walk, right in time for the start of NF Awareness Month in May.  The rain didn’t stop us!

My awesome team from NEMG North Haven!

Yale-New Haven Hospital even featured the walk on the hospital workstations

The walk was held at Dunkin Park in Hartford, home of the Yard Goats baseball team

We had use of the Jumbotron!

Cam's Team

Team Yale on the board!

Chew Chew, the Yard Birds' mascot

Dr Asher Marks, Director of Pediatric Neuro-Oncology at Yale, and Sharon Klein, the Executive Director of NF Northeast, with Chew Chew :)

Cara's Team

Neuro-fibroma-tosis.  Hard to say, harder to live with!

Chew Chew had many pint-sized fans

We heard some inspiring words from Sharon, Cam's mom, and Dr Marks

Cara's Team led the walk

The rain kept us from walking on the field, but we made a loop around the stadium instead

This is Callie Lanzel, a medical assistant in my department.  She enthusiastically spearheaded recruitment and fund-raising for Team Yale, even though she has no personal connection to NF.  What a joy to work with her!  We are so fortunate to have such allies as Callie.

The littlest participant of the day