{"id":26164,"date":"2018-07-21T21:55:31","date_gmt":"2018-07-22T01:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.runkevinrun.com\/?p=26164"},"modified":"2018-07-21T22:11:37","modified_gmt":"2018-07-22T02:11:37","slug":"july-21-2018-the-11th-annual-madison-marathon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/?p=26164","title":{"rendered":"July 21, 2018 – The 11th Annual Madison Marathon"},"content":{"rendered":"

What does six years, twenty pounds around the middle, and many, many marathons do to the body?<\/p>\n

Empirical evidence (2012 versus 2018):<\/p>\n

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If I were a member of the A-Team, I\u2019d be \u201cB.A.\u201d Baracus because I have such a bad attitude… and had it from the 3:15 am alarm this morning and then throughout the miles along the gravelly road.<\/p>\n

Somewhere amidst the hills, the dive-bombing horse fly squadrons, the head winds, the unending sense of failure, I found myself wondering if I should just cancel the rest of my marathons I\u2019m signed up for. I\u2019m clearly not doing it right. My clock times are slipping, my experience times are sliding.<\/p>\n

I feel… defeated? Disappointed? Despondent? I have been using marathoning as a stress relief and a means to a healthier me, but I wonder if I\u2019ve reached the point of diminishing returns?<\/p>\n

On the plus side, here in Ennis, MT, I met a guy I see running in my neighborhood at home. He and his wife flew up and it was kind of amazing to meet up in person and actually have a conversation at the finish; normally we pass each other on the roads at home, nod, wave, and wish each other a good day. But here\u2019s me and Bob, two flatlanders post highest road race on the planet.<\/p>\n

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Indeed, here\u2019s some photos from the day.<\/p>\n