I missed the LA Marathon. Okay that’s not true, I was into the LA Marathon for over a hundred bucks, bought a plane ticket from NC but things got…shaky. Somehow I got recruited to work in Washington D.C. for the entire month of March. Well, that and between Jan 27th and March 19th (Marathon day) I think I’d completed about 18 official running miles. TOTAL.
So there I was inhaling food eating at Art Smith’s Art and Soul restaurant at The Liaison hotel on Capital Hill lamenting my lost training and lost bling collecting opportunity when a thought struck me. A year ago the thought of a marathon was ludicrous. A year ago I had no idea who Art Smith was because my sister had not yet dragged me into the Top Chef universe. Here I was eating Southern food at Oprah’s chef’s restaurant disappointed that I missed the LA Marathon. Not only did I miss LA I missed the 25th Anniversary medal and THAT was a double bummer.
So I will never have one of these:
(I know it’s not the clearest picture, sorry) But I’m still disappointed that I don’t have one.
Then I saw one of these:
Hello shiny! 2009 was the 34th year which makes 2010 the 35th year. That’s an anniversary I can get behind.
What you don’t see is the hundreds of uniformed Marines lining the course and offering support. A solider even hands you your medal.
Oprah ran it in 1994 and finished in 4:29:15.
I figure I have serious doubts about my ability to finish a marathon but this way I can keep chanting to myself Oprah finished this… Oprah finished this… Oprah finished this.
Now don’t get me wrong I admire Oprah. But girlfriend isn’t exactly a hardcore runner.
So bring on the soldiers! miles! I’ll post my race training calendar soon.
Sorry to disappoint but I believe the Marine Corps marathon has already sold out….
Hey Michelle, you’re right. Fortunately I signed up three days before it shut out. 🙂
Good for you!!! Good luck and enjoy the hardware and eye candy!!!
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How’s the schedule going? I am so proud of you for getting back onto the running. Yeah!