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Today Bing and I decided we should start our running program again. We do have another race scheduled for three weeks from now you know. So we went to the park and decided to do our best.
My best was 3-1/4 miles in an 11:00 minutes pace. The best part of the run was seeing and petting a humongous Great Dane and talking to it’s owners. The other good part was that I was able to run almost pain-free. Sweet.
I referenced my Road Crew during the Marathon. My oldest son Jason, his girlfriend Michelle and Bing where kind enough to run (OK, run is a misnomer. They actually drove) around Champaign/Urbana meeting me at miles 10, 14, 20 and 24. They helped refill my Gu stores, my hydration, brought me changes of shirts and hats as well as cheer me on when I needed it. They made a long day seem shorter. If that is possible.
One of the strengths of my relationship with Jason and Bing is that we love to laugh and make jokes. The Road Crew brought me a change of shirt at mile 10 and at mile 24, Bing asked me if I needed a change of anything and my response was “Yes, a change of venue.” That might not seem so funny now but at mile 24, it was hysterical.
The other laugh I got was at mile 20 when I found the Road Crew unexpectedly standing at a corner. I was actually running at that point. A rarity in the later miles. Once I saw them and saw that they were taking pictures, I yelled “Just because you see me running now, doesn’t mean I have been running all along.” Again, not so funny now but I made all the runners,volunteers and the Road Crew laugh out loud. Every one knew how much we runners where walking. It was just funny to acknowledge the effort at the time.
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