Monday, May 4, 2009

My Marathon

A glimpse.  More soon!

Avenue of the Giants, Humboldt County, California

Race scenery

Still smiling at Mile 11 

Life's more serious at Mile 26


MIIS Runners after the races: Marathoners and 1/2 marathoners


Me:  Sunday, May 3.  26.2 miles.  5 hours, 5 minutes.  3 bathroom breaks, 1 Cliff Bar, countless cups of ERG.  Slow, but steady run.

The race weekend: 7 MIIS grad students,  395 miles north of Monterey.  3000 year old redwood forest.  1 Monroe County, Iowa reunion in Humboldt County, California.  3 coffee stops,  1 batch of fava beans,  0 Big Foot sightings.  200,195 miles on Big Blue after the trip.


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