I ran a marathon. Faster than I ever imagined.
Probably helps that I started jettisoning the extra weight I was carrying around starting this past July. In any event, running this 2nd marathon was a lot of fun and I owe a lot of thank yous.
Thank you to:
- Molly: for cheering me at mile 14 and joining me for a memorable trip to Philly (and carting my butt back home the day of the race)
- Clif Bar: for your oaty, delicious (and sometimes caffeinated) energy bars
- Nike: for making shoes that didn’t do a bit of damage to my feet in nearly 700 miles since July — not even a blister
- Saucony: for the sweet running pants that kept me from freezing so many 5am mornings this fall
- Music: for making the runs not-so-boring (specifically John Butler Trio, Jeremy Messersmith, Civil Twilight and Kings of Leon, whose albums I listened to one after another over the nearly 4 hour run)
- Philly Cheese Steaks: for being my end goal/reward (btw, cheese whiz is the only way to go)
- The Society Hill Hotel: for being such a sweet hotel
And last but not least:
- Nip tape: for preventing countless “gun shot” wounds
Looking forward to PGH’s 26.2 in May 2011.