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Random Thoughts After A Marathon

I ran my second marathon last Sunday.

The so-called “City Of Oaks” marathon goes 10 miles through downtown Raleigh – the “City Of Oaks” – then, it turns onto the new greenway and the pain starts.

It was a fantastic experience.

Here are a handful of random thoughts – four days after the fact.

In no particular order and for no particular reason:

1/2 Marathon Update (and photos)

Well, we did it. When Stephanie told me sometime in early April that she was thinking about running a half-marathon this year, I thought she had good intentions, but I figured she probably didn’t realize what was involved. Then she ran a couple of short runs and her knees were killing her, so I figured… Continue reading 1/2 Marathon Update (and photos)