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coaxed them to do otherwise.

I knew I was in trouble when a woman in a pink rabbit suit whisked by me like some overgrown Energizer Bunny that had been set loose to run amok on the course.

“Better slow than a no go,” I told myself. “Just finish and forget the clock … and the pink bunny, too.”

Despite my stubbornly slow legs, I eventually earned my very own Mercedes Benz-themed finisher medal and I made my way back to the hotel room. Fortunately, the manager of the hotel had granted us a late check out. Driving hundreds of miles back home after a marathon without a shower was an idea that neither I nor my wife relished.

By nightfall, Chris was back at school and my wife and I had navigated our way safely back home.

We expertly unpacked our car and unloaded our overnight bags and plunked into bed all within a few minutes of our arrival. My wife quickly drifted off to sleep.

As I settled into my nice, warm bed I realized I had some unfinished business to attend to. I had hoped for a lazy, long nap yesterday morning. Chris’ phone call put my plans on hold.

“Now where was I,” I dreamily thought, “before I was so rudely interrupted?”

“Whether it is a 14-minute mile or a 7-minute mile, it is still A MILE.”

“Somebody may beat me, but they are going to have to bleed to do it.” — Steve Prefontaine

“It is very hard in the beginning to understand that the whole idea is not to beat the other runners. Eventually, you learn that the competition is against the little voice inside you that wants you to quit.” —George Sheehan, M.D.

“Remember, the feeling you get from a good run is better than the feeling you get from sitting around wishing you were running.”

“Running allows me to set my mind free. Nothing is impossible, nothing unattainable.” — Kara Goucher

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