For 10 days,
I’m posting a running photo, along with a brief recollection of the race where
the photo was taken. Here’s todays
photo:
My friends
Heather and Patrick are both runners, and they wanted to get married at a
race. They wanted a format that would
accommodate as many of their friends as possible, so they opted for a fixed
time race. Rather than finding an existing
fixed time race in the Atlanta area that fit their schedule, they organized
their own race. They called it Run Down
the Aisle.
The wedding
ceremony was held in the morning in a city park. Then we all began running laps through the park
for the next eight hours. Some people
just ran or walked a lap or two. Others
ran enough laps to finish a marathon. I
alternated running and walking and kept going for the full eight hours.
I wasn’t in
great shape at the time, but I have a lot of experience with fixed time
races. To endure the summer heat and
humidity, I put ice cubes in my hat and let them melt on my head. I finished the day with just over 39 miles.
If you want
to read more, here’s a link to the race report I wrote four years ago: Run Down the Aisle
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