Chris Carr, from the local paper, ran his first marathon, Grandma's, last Saturday and kept a blog on the paper's web site. On one of his posts he asked people their reasons for running. He got a lot of comments and compiled some of his favorites into a photo-essay, using images from the Star Tribune archives. It's well-done and worth viewing. There's no music, but you can play the theme from Chariots of Fire in your head. :-)
If you're inspired, feel free to add your own reasons!
8 comments:
That was cool Dori, thanks!
I liked the pictures a lot.
Did you have in your had Chariots of Fire during the last metres of the Marathon? Good job, the final time is not important, you did it! Congrats.
Oh, Dori, what an extraordinary link! The photos and quotes have me in tears.
Something about the marathon just resonates in me. Like an epic journey all in one day's time; the things you pass through as you travel to reach the end.
I hope you're beginning to enjoy your marathon more in hindsight than it sounds like you did right afterward. Give the experience time to settle; you are most likely exhausted. There is often a sort of emotional deflation after a marathon (or after completing ANY major goal). It's natural.
Get some good rest, eat some nourishing and favorite foods.
:-)
That was just AWESOME. I got tears in my eyes! Thanks for sharing!
Never got a chance to congratulate you on your run last week. These bring it into focus. Remember we are all winners when it comes to the marathon, you are simply that - A WINNER :)
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This has nothing to do with running, but felt I needed to post it to your blog.
(1) I know your mother
(2) In memory of Jim
The song is: "All My Life's a Circle" by Harry Chapin. Sing it with all the Irish pride you have :)
"All my life's a circle
Sunrise and sundown
The moon rolls through the nighttime
Til the day break comes around."
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