I promised newly uploaded photographs from Europe by 23:59 PST tonight, which passes in less than twenty minutes. Said photos are still downloading from my (broken-lensed) camera to my (kick-ass) laptop. Go go go! I ran yesterday evening, a run approximating long distance however inconsequential in comparison to marathon training. I cruised down Stone Way [...]
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I could not wish for a fairer first of February. Time to enjoy myself a bit, to run for a spell in the dying of the light.
My lovely mother, Melanie, took photographs of Chuck and me. View them here. My lovely friend, Whit, shot and produced a video of the marathon weekend. Watch the video in QuickTime here. (16 MB)
Two and a half weeks later, I can finally bring myself to write about the marathon. I apologize for the delay. The race started well. I was full of nervous energy and raring to go when we were finally released at 5:35 AM. Chuck thought I started too fast but I did not back off [...]
This is it. When next I write, I will have finished the San Francisco Marathon. In a few moments, I will leave Claire and Whit's apartment and ride the bus to the race expo. I will pick up my race packet, bib/number, free T-shirt, and other goodies. I will meet my mother soon after to [...]
Chuck and I talked on the phone this evening and we reached a decision. If we are not striving to qualify for the Boston Marathon, why run at all? Was our training worth nothing? Are we not fit and fast and raring to sink our teeth into this course? Two hundred and fifty feet of [...]
