BAM!! Double Marathon Done! Just like that, marathons #17 and #18 are in the books. I spent at least 16 hours this weekend running, jogging, walking, crawling, you give me the moving verb, and I would bet money that I did it! I am dead tired from all this running, so the remainder of this race report will be a photographic journey of my Rock The Ocean Marathon in Huntington Beach. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the ride!
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Here I go again at the crack of dawn. The things I would do for Titanium! |
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The start line. Lots of runners! |
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And there he is, Mad Hatter Fancy Pants! Notice the wardrobe change from yesterday. |
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I told Deo to give me his sexiest pose. |
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Sally graciously let me borrow her blanket for my make shift Endorphin cape! |
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I guess this is what happens when couples divorce. Decapitation! |
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Huntington Beach from the pier! |
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Ah, dirt. Feels like running on carpet. |
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Group shot! |
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And of course, the post race pizza! |
It really does take a lot of physical and mental strength to complete back to back marathons, and at times I thought I wasn't going to be able to do it. But alas, I soldiered through and finished 52.4 miles in one weekend. DAYUM!!!
Titanium scoreboard: 11 down, 41 to go. Woo Hoo!
I'm not sure I could manage marathons on consecutive weekends - but on consecutive days? With starts in the dark? That's the sign of a fine athletic specimen or a seriously disturbed person. My money is on a mix of the two.
ReplyDeleteMy vote is for the latter: Seriously disturbed.
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