Baltimore Marathon
I completed my fifth marathon on Saturday - the Baltimore Marathon. I finished in 4:58:10. Not my fastest marathon by any means, but not my slowest either. Actually, I was really pleased considering I have been dealing with a lagging injury to my hip. It bothered me between mile 16 and 23, but I pushed through anyway.
Here’s a neat story about the marathon. I was wearing my Maring Corp Marathon shirt from a couple of years ago when I ran the Marine Corp marathon. On the back of the shirt is the Marine Corp seal. One of the other runners came up to me after the race and said that I kept him going. I had passed him near the end of the race. He saw the seal and thought about our troops overseas and what they must go through each day - the least he could do would be to finish this race and finish strong, which is exactly what he did. He thanked me for wearing the shirt. I told him that his story is exactly what doing a marathon is all about - all the runners helping each other to push ourselves to be the best we can be. If you’ve ever run a distance race, you know what I’m talking about. It’s not about beating the guy running next to you - it’s about pushing yourself to see what you are made of.