{"id":35425,"date":"2019-12-15T01:01:38","date_gmt":"2019-12-15T06:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.runkevinrun.com\/?p=35425"},"modified":"2019-12-15T01:01:38","modified_gmt":"2019-12-15T06:01:38","slug":"december-14-2019-the-kiawah-island-marathon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/?p=35425","title":{"rendered":"December 14, 2019 – The Kiawah Island Marathon"},"content":{"rendered":"

At the risk of contributing to the avalanche of poorly attributed quotes on the internet, permit me to cite unnamed sources for defining insanity as the repetition of the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.\u00a0 Was that Einstein?\u00a0 Or Narcotics Anonymous?<\/a>\u00a0 Wherever it is from, it sometimes (usually?\u00a0 always?) applies to marathon running… and it certainly applied today at the Kiawah Island Marathon.<\/p>\n

I suppose in a great many ways a marathon is an apt metaphor for life itself.\u00a0 And I’m sure many a quotable quote makes that claim far better than I could ever wordsmith here.\u00a0 There’s preparation and attempts to navigate the ups and downs of the road in both a race and in life… and the inevitable mocking turns of fate that make preparation go out the window when confronted in the moment itself.<\/p>\n

Today’s race was a reminder that when it comes to me, I’m not great at sticking the landing, at sealing the deal, at closing.\u00a0 Oh, sure… I can start a lot of things… and I might even finish them… but rarely can I pull it off with grace, wit, and charm.<\/p>\n

The day began with torrential downpours, making the drive from my AirBNB to the start line a bit of a water logged washout.<\/p>\n