i heart marathons.
i went to duluth this weekend to cheer on my friend jen while she ran grandma's for the first time. it was a blast! i had no idea that watching a marathon would be so stinkin' fun. her husband, ben and i parked ourselves early at mile 16 and passed our time rooting for those that passed before her. when we saw her green shorts coming (we decided she should wear fluorescent shorts next year because they were definately easier to see from a distance) it was more thrilling than anything i've experienced all year. i could hardly contain myself... snapping pictures, yelling, clapping. unbelievable. i highly recommend marathon spectatorship.
ben and i, both first-time marathon spectators, have big plans already for next year. they involve a coleman stove, some chairs, a couple of bikes and cow bells, among other things.AND, i want you to know that i, too, ran in the grandma's marathon. right between miles 23 and 24, i think. ben and i had to cross the street and in order to not get in the way of the actual runners, we had to do this sort of jogging zigzag across the street. i didn't have a number, but so what... i ran in a marathon. now i can die with no regrets.
posted by julie @ 9:26 AM
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