So, I ran, er should I say, I walked the LA Marathon exactly one week ago today. I can now officially state for the record that walking a marathon is far more difficult than running a marathon, and I will never do that again. From here on out I will run! This means actually kicking my training into high gear....once my feet heal. Never before have I had blisters like this. I grabbed the wrong shoes at 4:30am and didn't notice until I was parked at Pershing Square. Jeebus, I knew that this was going to be a HUGE mistake. Nonetheless, the buzz and excitement was overwhelming and needless to say I forgot about the shoes.
It was a perfect morning for a run.....here are the stats:
Miles Run: 7.2
Miles Walked: 19
Number of runners: Approx 16,000 (largest race I have ever been apart of)
Temp: 72
Crenshaw: home of the largest Walmart I have ever seen. And I lived in Florida....they have some big Walmarts there
Most BBQ Joints: Mid City
Korea Town: let's face if folks, most of us are driving through K-town and never actually notice it smells like bulgolgi and rice
Oddest Person: a toss up between the guy dressed up as a set of testicles for cancer awareness and the drunk homeless guy at mile 23 standing in the middle of the road giving hoigh 5's to runners and then telling them to get off his damn street
Number of People I knew: 5, including Michael Hunter who'd voice I heard frist at mile 16 and thought "huh, what? Michael Hunter? I haven't heard from him in years" and there he was cheering on the SRLA students running.
Number of blisters: 6....all rather large and painful
Days of recovery: 5, versus my usual one day of recovery. Really, walking took a lot out of me.
Future Plans:
June 6th: Wrigley River Run 5k
June 7: LA Tri Express Triathlon at Bonelli Park
June 14: Disneyland All Women's Duathlon
Sept 6: Disneyland Half Marathon
Spet 20: Long Beach Tri
October 11: Golden State Triathlon
Nov 2009: San Gabriel Turkey Trot
Dec 2009: Rose Bowl Half Marathon
Feb 16: 2nd Annual Pasadena Marathon
Feb 2010: Catalina BUffalo Run
March 2010: LA Marathon
March 2010: Catalina Marathon
HAPPY TRAINING AND RACING!
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