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of my best students, one of Ms. Anthony’s favorite students, ran by our house
today in the Bass Pro Shops Marathon. We missed seeing her, probably because
she was a front runner, and by the time we made it out to the sidewalk to
cheer everyone on, they had been passing by for a while.
Neighbors
clapped and cheered with each passing runner, which was fun. Many of the
runners seemed to appreciate the applause, with a quick nod or wave, but just
as many could only breathe heavily. We are just short of the 16-mile marker, so
we felt sorry for them, knowing they still had 10 miles to go.
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| "Getting up early to make this sign was hard, too." That made me laugh, but I'm not sure what the runners thought. |
A surprising number of the runners were not, um, fit,
shall we say. But there they were, running, so you have to admire and respect
that. It made me think that I could do it, too, you know, start slowly, running
a bit today, a bit farther tomorrow, a bit more the day after that. Then, by
next November, there I’d be, flying by the house, waving at everyone, my first marathon.
So, I went in right away,
and ate chocolate pie until the feeling passed.
You guys are the best! I'm sorry I missed you, which is most likely what happened. I slowed way down around mile 8 due to a knee that didn't want to bend anymore, so I was having to walk a lot more than I anticipated, and I was stopping to stretch frequently by mile 12.
ReplyDeleteI know for a fact, though, that the people you did cheer on loved it! It's the greatest thing to see strangers out cheering you on for this ridiculous thing you've decided to do. :)
Thank you so much for being out there!
Oh, and I'd be happy to help you start that marathon training, Mr. G. ;)
Well, Amy G., I've moved on from the notion of marathon training and have now decided to pursue my life-long dream of one day running my own cupcake shop. Or else cage wrestling. But the next time you run by the house, let us know.
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