{"id":40883,"date":"2022-08-07T17:24:46","date_gmt":"2022-08-07T21:24:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.runkevinrun.com\/?p=40883"},"modified":"2022-08-07T17:24:46","modified_gmt":"2022-08-07T21:24:46","slug":"another-day-another-tough-time-the-camarillo-marathon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/?p=40883","title":{"rendered":"Another Day, Another Tough Time – The Camarillo Marathon"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

Having this week once again consumed like an SNL Conehead (that is in mass quantities), I found myself thinking I needed to do something to fight my ballooning beer belly and blubbery rolls that seem to be exponentially developing.

Originally I had planned on a return trip to Area 51 for their race next weekend under the full moon. But delaying a race felt a recipe for disaster.

So late yesterday, as the countdown clock ticked away, I made a decision to sign up for the Camarillo Marathon. It’s run by the same folks who put on the Shoreline Marathon that I endured poorly a few weeks back. The major pro was it was an hour’s drive this morning to the start line.

And so, once more to a race I went.

It was a four loop course along a bike path, a little less scenic than the one down by Marina Del Rey that I’ve grown accustomed to, but at least it forced me to do the full 26.2 miles. I cannot win the battle of the bulge, but perhaps I can hold it off a bit longer.<\/p>\r\n

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As has been the case at so many events recently, I just couldn’t seem to put together a consistent run … and any hopes of un-official BQ time went by the wayside very, very early on. There proved to be far too much walking, far too many moments when I just couldn’t keep going, and far too many segments with nary a speck of shade from the brutal, unforgiving sun. \u00a0You never want to see someone drop and be taken away due to dehydration or heat exhaustion; apparently that happened at some stage and while I was hoping they were okay, I also selfishly was relieved that it wasn’t me in the back of the Alpha-Unit.<\/p>\r\n

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A pricy, mind numbing race that was made both worth the money and much, much better due to my crossing paths with classic friends from pre-pandemic racing. \u00a0Dee Dee and Jim and Liz — it had been years. \u00a0And while I am looking a bit worse for wear, they hadn’t seemed to age a day. \u00a0It was a true joy and an inspiration to be reminded that people are still out there getting it done… even if I’m struggling tremendously to do so.<\/p>\r\n

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Plus, there were tacos at the finish.<\/p>\r\n

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