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<\/a><\/p>\nOn a whim, I signed up for the first day of a five-day series in Florida.\u00a0 It was run by Bettie W, a woman I have raced with over the years, usually at the Mainly Marathon races held over 5 or 7 days, but now again at other events.\u00a0 Indeed, it was a mini-reunion of sorts this morning just before the starting gun (well, yell) as several Mainlyners and Multi-Day veterans toed the line.\u00a0 There was Kevin B who has racked up 1200+ marathons.\u00a0Bettie\u2019s partner Jim who has over 2400 marathons to his name\u2026 Lisa has just under 900 I think.\u00a0 Point is, some heavy hitters on the cumulative mileage front.<\/p>\n
These small events tend to use a loop system to minimize disruptions to the area residents \u2026 and to afford a smaller need for volunteers as one central aid station can service the entire event.\u00a0 For the marathon, that meant 12 loops of a circuitous bike path that had some construction obstacles at either end.\u00a0 Again, I used to do these kind of things on the regular\u2026 but my body, mind, and soul isn\u2019t quite where it was pre-Pandemic 2020 (which sadly we have to describe by the year given the likelihood of another pandemic here in the not-too-distant future appears more likely every day).<\/p>\n I didn\u2019t take many photos \u2013 just one loop in fact \u2013 as I ditched my phone in my car during one loop so I didn\u2019t have to carry it or have it in my pocket as I went round and round.<\/p>\n And you know how I said everybody can be a big fish?\u00a0 Well, if the field is small enough, even this guy can win the day.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n