Follow one Seattle runner's journey through his ups and downs (literally), as she braves the Sri Chinmoy 7 Hour Race.
"To be honest, I don't know where or when I heard about this race. I think I was aware -- at least faintly aware -- of their recurring 2-mile race series, since it shows up on local race calendars. I think maybe they entered my consciousness when I heard about the 3100-Mile Race, held annually in New York City. (More on that at another time...)
"But the the last couple of years this race has been knocking around my consciousness. And this year, I screwed up my courage and signed up. I was nervous -- I mean, how far COULD I run in 7 hours? Remembering, of course, to factor in that I hadn't run longer than 13.1 miles in months and months and months..."
For more amusing and revealing antidotes, with some great pictures, read the complete article..
About the author: "We're Team Wil-Sun -- two runners, writers, and travelers who run lots of half marathons and love to tell their stories." From their website....