Although I have the gift to be athletic and in good shape, it wasn't until this beautiful summer in Seattle that I got that special kick out of endurance events and the desire to run a marathon.
So I started running... I ran in Seattle, around Capitol Hill, Leschi and along Lake Washington. I ran on the San Juan islands. I ran in Austria, along the Danube. I ran in Vienna around the gorgeous Schönbrunn palace and in the tiny village I grew up. I ran when it was hot and I ran when it got cold. I ran in the Seattle rain and enjoyed sunny runs with beautiful views of Mt. Rainier.
Overall I ran more then 300 miles in the last couple of months. That is about the distance from Vienna to Venice. All leading up to last Sunday's successful completion of the Seattle Marathon.
Now I can brag about it for the rest of my life! :-)
The truth is that about anybody can successfully participate in endurance events. The human body is amazing. You just need to get your mindset right. There are folks in the 50s and 60s who run marathons, I saw them on Sunday. My goal is to be one of them.
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