[Itc] Dryden Lake Marathon (aka NY Marathon affiliate)

[Lorrie J. Tily]

Hey Barbara,

Congrats on your Dryden Lake Marathon.  I enjoyed your right up as well as 
the spirt in which you wrote it.

Lorrie

At 11:50 AM 11/14/2005, you wrote:
>Since people are giving thier reports on marathons, I shall contribute my 
>own experience.  2 weeks prior to my anticipated participation in the NY 
>Marathon I had a mild set back and warning; after my 20 mile run 
>(actually, 15 mile run ending with a 5 mile hobble, limp and an occasional 
>skip), my knees made it clear the joints wouldn't hold up and the bladder 
>continued to haunt me about the bathroom environment prior to the race. 
>That said, I stayed home and initiated the Dryden Lake Marathon; a new 
>marathon where upon I came in first and due to the entries, I suppose I 
>also placed last. This marathon had the advantage of passing my home every 
>6-8 miles, thus allowing for luxurious bathroom breaks (anything that is 
>not a bush or a bridge railing is a luxury to me - at 50 years of age I 
>believe I deserve such amenties).  The day was glorious as I passed my 
>spectators ( 13 box turtles sunning on a log; an occasional heron and one 
>snake that definitely made me pick up my pace).  My marathon ended up 
>being 20 miles, not 26.2 but my finish was memorable as I ran through the 
>kite string finish line that had a paper towel handing from it announcing 
>the Dryden Lake Finish Line. The cheering of my two friends, Marge and 
>Dave, and the photo of my finish, made the experience all the more sweet. 
>I highly recommend initiating your own events with this type of pomp and 
>circumstance when the planned event no longer seems physically prudent. I 
>gave up my bragging rights for the NY Marathon but also gave up being 
>potentially injured - an acceptable trade off for me. Congratulations to 
>all those who did complete the NY marathon!
>Barbara
>
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