My 2nd marathon

Well its that time again. This time I'm leaving the cold in NW Ohio & flying to Scottsdale, AZ. I've signed up for the 2008 P.F. Chang's Rock & Roll Marathon. We have some wonderful friends out west who let us stay in their beautiful house when we go that direction. The weather was perfect & I was looking forward to my run. My goal was to better my time from Georgia a few months earlier. When we got unpacked I figured I would see if the warmer temperatures would influence my performance. I strapped my laces and down the road I went. I put on about 6 miles & was surprised at how good it really felt. Wow, I think I live in the wrong part of the USA!!

I'm ready now all I have to do is wait for the race. The kids want to do some sight-seeing so we go out to do a little hiking. They love it! But race day approaches so we load up & back to the house for a rest. My only problem was that I told the kids if we have time, maybe we can come back after the race & climb that mountain. They never forgot those short few words.

Race time arrives, the gun goes off & here I go again. Running by myself is a little different, but I'm thinking positive. My family & friends encourage me several times throughout the race. I'm feeling tired but good. I cross the line at almost full speed. My time was 3:57:07. I did it! It's over & I need a drink after that one. You know what, when I got home & cleaned up that beer sure tasted good! LOL

The day after...Guess what the kids wanted to do? You said it, Climb that mountain. Maybe I should have had another beer last night. Oh well, I promised........