"I did it 26.2 miles, a marathon! - 11.5 minutes per mile - not blazing but not bad for the first time - I can go faster, but needed to get it done first.  I did 21 miles last week on April 2 (exactly a week previous) in 10 minute miles. And on the previous Sunday I did 15 miles in 9 minute miles. The funny part, I was going too fast to finish my first marathon then and was exhausted after 15 miles, but what happened was the quick hail storm came just before I got back to the apartment - providence, eh? Still the speed thing is a big deal in the runner's world and now I know I can get to at least 9 minute miles for the marathon. Six minutes under four hours which is good in the runner's entity. I did four and one half hours this time which is not bad - remember I ran all the way without walking or stopping - hydrating and carbo-loading (our trusty bananas). Even 11.5 is running not jogging. The mean average for my age is 15.4 and that means I am four minutes under the average time. The reason I am pressing this, I believe it is the raw food energy that gets it done and a great advertisement for us. Haile Gebrselassie is the worlds record holder in the marathon @2hr, 3m, 59sec. He did this last September @ 35 years old. He was the Olympic gold medalist in 1996 in the marathon. He is 5'7" weighing 135. I am 5'10" 145. I am getting to 140 soon. It makes a difference carrying more weight - however just like I told Arnold in the past, I was not than ambitious about the marathon - I am not trying to set a world record. I would not like the attention on such a silly thing at 59 years old. I know, I know, nothing is impossible, but I am not that competitive or ironically extremely regarding if I cannot win I do not wish to do it.

xoxo Tim