It was quite fun reliving the whole thing. The telecast showed a lot of the course and I found myself wondering if I'd missed parts of the course because they looked so unfamiliar. I guess there are just so many things to see over the course of 4 hours that you can't possibly remember them all. But watching it made it all very clear in my mind. I DO want to do it again. And it's made me impatient - impatient to be back to a training program again instead of a recovery one, impatient to be feeling strong again at training and impatient to find my next event.
Luckily I've still got lots to keep me occupied at the moment. With Luke winding up school very shortly, we've had a lot of extra events to attend. Just last week he had a music competition (Sun), a percussion soiree (Mon), Speech Night (Wed), and Music Dinner (Fri). All this while preparing for exams and completing assignments! And all the extra running around for us taking him and picking him up and being an appreciative audience. Nearly all these events are because of his involvement in the music program but all the time that he's dedicated was recognized at the music dinner when he was awarded a trophy for Percussionist of the Year! Congratulations Luke!!
The other thing I've been spending time on is trials for my sister's upcoming wedding cake. I've been experimenting with different flavoured cupcakes and frostings and with decorating techniques. Luckily I have plenty of willing guinea pigs who are happy to give me feedback on my creations. I haven't decided on the final design but that decision isn't fully mine - I guess Lucy needs to have a little say in the matter.
But all these things are second-choice distractions to the main event. I want to be really running again and I want it now! If patience is a virtue, then I'm not virtuous.
That must've been fun to re-experience the race and to catch some people you know is even better!
ReplyDeleteI love that photo. Well done Luke!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to your son! And how nice you got to see the recap of your marathon on TV.
ReplyDeleteGreat Luke, well done! I think that the patience is an unknown virtue among the runners. Seeing again the race on TV is a beautiful way to spend the time and to remember your "highlights". However after every race I go to visit the web sites of the running groups that entered the event to find some Black Knight Army's pics in their photo albums. i always find something!
ReplyDeleteNot vain at all - it's always nice to relive a moment in our lives through the magic of TV.
ReplyDeleteI always watch race coverage if only to see what they say about it.
ReplyDeleteCongrats to Luke!
Can't wait to see how the cake progresses!
Percussionist of the Year!!!?? AMAZING!! Awesome!
ReplyDeleteI'm with Jamoosh!
And I can't wait to hear about the cake!! YUM!
Well, I kind of think that this whole blogging thing comes from a rather vain standpoint. All we do is talk about ourselves! hahaha
ReplyDeleteWhy are you impatient? you'll do other marathon again Char :) Congratulations to your son!
ReplyDeleteI would love to be a guinea pig! Congrats to your son. That is quite an honor! I would totally watch a marathon video hoping to see myself! And love reliving it while watching. Great opportunity!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to Luke.
ReplyDeleteOf course you would rather watch the marathon you ran than take a nap. Who wouldn't?
Congratulations to Luke! Good to hear you want to run the marathon again. I saw myself in the telecast of the 50k I ran in September, but there were only 243 starters. Have you got any shorter race lined up yet?
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