Mile 18 Spit: Sinopah's Birthday

Sinopah's Birthday

Date: 05/16/06
Time: 8:30am
Route: A sweet loop at a state park near where the Sandy river dumps into the Columbia.
Length:3.9mi (view--be sure and check this one.)
Dog: Yep
Notes: Started Sinopah's 3rd birthday celebration with a trip to her favorite park. For now, this state park is leash free. We make a couple of trips a week and always find lots of dogs to play with on the endless trails. Today, Sinopah and I did 2 loops, while Christa ran one.

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At 10:47 AM, May 24, 2006, Johnathan M. Thomas said...: Happy Birthday Poopers! Three is a big age.
Love, Uncle Johno

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I've run 2 marathons. In the first I hit the wall at mile 18. Cramps in my legs forced me to walk for much of the last 8 miles. When I finished, I looked and felt like death. One friend at the finish line commented, "He looks gray". ~ While training for my second marathon, I often thought about mile 18. I despised it. I feared it. I fixated on it. I determined to pass it feeling differently than the first time. As the race neared I planned a small ritual that included spitting on the ground as I passed mile 18. ~ The second marathon was much different. Experience and wisdom gave me the opportunity to edit a scene from my life and improve upon it. As I passed the iconic marker, my vision blurred from emotion and I left my mark ~ mile 18 spit.

Sinopah's Birthday

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