This little race
My kids told me that, yes, it is true. The guy who ran from Marathon to tell the king his troops had won the battle died after delivering his message.
Tomorrow, wife and I are attempting the same feat, but at a different place and, we hope, with a different result. It’s called the Beaujolais Marathon. We’ll run from Fleurie to Villefranche-sur-Soane through some of the beautiful wine country of France. Refreshments and tasting are provided every 5 kilometers.
26 miles and a bit more is what 1000 of us will be tackling. The weather should be very nice with a small wind in our faces. I will let you know on Monday if we were victorious or not.
I know, you’re dying to find out…
evendays
November 20, 2009@ 5:01 pm
26 miles of “wine tasting?” Can’t be too bad.
Good luck to both of you.
November 23, 2009@ 2:54 am
Don’t know how many kilometers are in 26 miles (I’m sure there is a way of knowing that but I really don’t care what the answer is), but stay sober!!
November 23, 2009@ 2:55 am
I’d hate to run 26 miles and be too drunk on wine samples at the end of the race to even remember it!!
November 25, 2009@ 2:32 am
Hope it went well!