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<\/a><\/p>\nOver the course of my marathoning, I\u2019ve been trying to avoid repeating races whenever possible as there are just so many things I HAVEN\u2019T seen and done; it seems silly to go somewhere I’ve already been when I could go some place new and different.\u00a0 The running is a means to travel and the travel is a means to run.\u00a0 And by going places and eating all the food and drinking all the drinks in sight, I justify at least part of the sloth and Saturnalia through 26.2 miles of running.\u00a0 And so why not see, eat, and drink in new places in new civilizations?\u00a0 Why not boldly run where I’ve never run before?<\/p>\n
However, there are exceptions to this primary directive.\u00a0 I keep coming back to do the Honolulu Marathon because it\u2019s a good way to get Mom out to the 50th<\/sup> State \u2026 and, well, it doesn\u2019t exactly suck for me being here either.\u00a0 I mean, look at how I spent my afternoon in Waikiki:<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n At the moment, the weather in Oahu is downright ideal.\u00a0 The humidity is way down and that\u2019s forecast to continue straight through race day. It should make for fast times on the course\u2026 albeit perhaps not for me as I\u2019m still struggling with my recovery plans.<\/p>\n In fact, if this were a 1960s style sitcom starring Taylor Swift, I\u2019d be the evil twin character brought in during sweeps week.\u00a0 “Taylor Tardy” or maybe “Taylor Laggard.”\u00a0 I’d be the mirror universe Taylor though, that’s for sure.<\/p>\n Look at what I made me do \u2013 I struggled mightily just to pull together a 10K this morning.<\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> \u00a0<\/a><\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n