Running towards life

BUSY BUSY time ..no rest for the wicked they say ... Have all the pics updated but still working on narrative. Here is a start ..hopefully I will get some time to catch up before I get home It is 1:30 am in Cardiff Wales and I am down in the lobby of the hotel uploading pictures. The internet in the room is not working and it took about an hour for the hotel to admit that ...NO I am not a crazy person, nor am I stupid, there is actually a problem with the room connection. They offered to move me to another room,but I figured that it is late enough that I am not in the mood to move rooms and we are checking out in a few hours, so why bother with all that, besides the internet in the lobby is wireless and free, unlike the wired internet in the room that costs actual money. But I guess you might be wondering how did you end up typing up your recap at 1:30 in the morning on Friday, when you stated the trip way back on Sunday??? We have been busy, and have found something to do late int...

Well not really.. but it was VERY hot.. did I mention the heat.. yeah bad. My goal was under 3 hours and I did it in 2:34 so I was really happy with the time. But my body revolted a few days later and the pain was firmly settled. Took me a while to recover. The Seafair Marathon and half-marathon crossed 520 bridge, which was the main reason I attempted the race. It had one really big hill between 7 and 9 mile mark, I honestly wanted to stop, but I did get my second wind and was able to finish. They really did not have good water supply, and at one station they had no cups, so they would pour water into people's mouths.. it was an experience. Two women joined me at mile 9 and kept me talking and my mind off the road and that helped quite a bit. (Hence the pic at 11) I did manage to run across the line and completed the day with a visit from Gin and a movie and lunch with Kurt. Over all not a bad way to celebrate the 4th day of being 40. Next year it will be one of the Rock and Ro...

So.. leaving for the big UK trip and i will be posting my trip journals here. Please comment if you want to be included in my e-mail notifications when I update. If you want to view the iternary it is posted in my Google Calendar and at goplanit.com, if you comment that you want access then depending on how well I know you I will give you access.