Almost had a MCM Bib

I thought I was going to be able to run the Marine Corps Marathon this last Sunday.

An email came through at work last week about available bibs from people who were injured.  It was too late to transfer names, but who cares, right?  I'd have paid $95 to run, even if it was in the name of an older Korean male doctor.  Really, that's who's bib I was going to buy.

But our commo plan fell through.  I provided my cell phone to a lady who was going to deliver it to Reagan National on Saturday morning, while I was picking up a friend who was flying in to run the marathon.

I didn't realize it, but I'd fat fingered a wrong digit on the number EVEN THOUGH I DOUBLE CHECKED IT!  I just didn't SEE it.  I should have insisted on getting a number from the lady, but didn't.  So, of course, it didn't work out.  I was in the agreed upon place 15 minutes early, and waited 15 minutes later, but she didn't show.  In the mean time, she was trying to call and text the number I'd given her. I must have just missed her when I went to terminal C to meet my friend.  After his flight arrived, we went back out to the spot where I was supposed to meet her, but nothing.  We went on to the Expo and I'd hoped she'd call.  Right.  That wasn't going to happen.

So maybe it was not meant to be.  I was exhausted from working to get our house on the market.

And as it was, my husband and I probably walked 10 miles to various points on the marathon route to see our friend come through.  We were both tired and sore from working on the house.  After the marathon, all three of us; the friend who actually ran it, and my husband and I, felt beat up.

But good times.  All is good.

Signed up for 50K

Got it done.  Also, ran 10 miles last Friday after work, then 3 miles Saturday and Sunday, and 15 miles on Monday.  Pooped on Tuesday.  No runs since.  I hope to do 15-20 this weekend.  Whoopeeeeeee!

50K

Tomorrow I have to sign up for the 50K in Rosaryville.  I told a friend to do it and he did it already.  Initially I was going to do it as a three person relay with my husband and a friend, but now I want to recruit a third runner to go with them and try for the 50K solo.

Not in shape for it, but I might be able to push through.

Weekend Dancing and Hiking

We went to a wedding Friday night and danced a lot which is our norm. We also hiked on the way to the wedding.  Who does that?  We do. We'd just packed our nice clothes and planned to change after some wandering around.

The wedding was at Ski Liberty Resort in Fairfield, PA. Enroute, we passed Cunningham Falls State Park so we popped off the road and hiked about 3 miles - going up hill and realizing how out of practice we'd become.  My calves are STILL sore.  WTH?? We'd also not planned to get all sweaty.  Oh well. We cleaned up quickly in the park bathroom faculties.

I made homemade ice cream Saturday morning.

We hiked yesterday at Patuxent River Park, Jub Bay, and Merkle Wildlife Sanctuary, then had dinner at a restaurant on the water in Deale, MD.  Healthy.  A salad.  Well, ok, we had wings to start, and a couple glasses of wine.

We stopped at Ego Alley in Annapolis and watched the power boats, from the Annapolis Power Boat Show, untangle themselves and head out into the Chesapeake Bay.  The security for the show includes old military friends who gave us access not available to the public.  We bought the entire crew ice cream from the Storm Brother's ice cream shop right on Ego Alley.  We didn't get any for ourselves.  Instead, we went up the street to Red, Red Wine where Dave had a glass of Park City, UT, rye and I had a flight of Spanish red wine.

Then we went home and ate the home made ice cream.  Oh well.