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Race review

I survived. 

First, 26 miles is a long way to run, walk or crawl.

Second, the first 13 miles are much easier than the second 13.

Third, no matter how long it takes, getting to the finish feels very, very good.

It was a hilly course (the publicity said it was "mostly flat") but the weather was perfect, the little villages welcoming, and the runners encouraging. We were sad that a 24 hour bug kept Wife from running. I think she would have beat my 4 hour 8 minute finish.

I have still to "run" a marathon. My Beaujolais experience included some walking. But with legs like iron and cramps that wouldn’t quit, walking took me, though quite slowly, in the right direction.

Thanks for dropping by. And keep heading for the finish line.

This entry was posted on Wednesday, November 25th, 2009 at 10:03 am and is filed under Running. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

2 Responses to “Race review”

  1. Greg England says:
    November 25, 2009 at 8:15 pm

    When you consider all the people who never run, walk, or crawl in a 26-mile marathon, then you are among a very small subculture. I’m proud of you! Hope the Mrs. is feeling better by now.

  2. Meowmix says:
    November 27, 2009 at 3:08 pm

    I’m proud of you. Hope the wife is better. What a bummer that she wasn’t able to run too.

    And thanks for the encouragement toward the finish line……….

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