It was nice to get back on the bike for the annual MCM this year. For the past several I've been running my own personal mini marathon. And yes, I do get a medal for it.
Chasing Marathon Bob around the course on foot is beyond my athletic ability. Riding with him by bike is almost beyond my athletic ability. Oh, I wish I was exaggerating.
I must say, I've become a huge fan of riding marathons. Not a typo, riding, was intentional. Running them, not so much. I gave it a go...once. That was enough. Since then, my body rules.
See, turns out we had a conflict of interest, me and my body. I thought I wanted to run 26.2 miles. It knew it didn't want to. I was clearly out of my mind, but unfortunately there's no out of my body. And for that one very long day, very long, we agreed to disagree.
Since then we have come to a mutual compromise. I'm allowed to run HALF marathons, but FULL marathons must be done by bike. We couldn't be happier. Me and my body and my bike! Closed roads, no traffic, inspiration around every corner, NO entry fee.
Helmets off to those who try. Especially those, like me, who spend the day pounding the pavement...Five plus hours, running more miles than many people can bike! Think about it. A 25 mile bike ride for many is unimaginable. And these folks are running it! Cue the tears....
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