The Memphis Marathon is Saturday, December 6th. I was reminded about it last night when Poppy and I were out for our walk. We were way down on South Main walking back to the core and we kept seeing runners jog past; about 1 runner every minute or so. Seeing runners isn't unusual but these were runners we had never seen before downtown and they were coming in formation, like geese except more spread out. One runner stopped to ask if the Blue Monkey was close by and when I told her it was just around the corner she seemed relieved. It finally dawned on me that these runners must be training for the marathon. The marathon starts downtown, moves on through midtown and ends up back downtown for the finish. If you want to run the full marathon or the half, time's a wastin' as they say so get on a program and good luck. If you don't see yourself running 13.1 miles let alone 26.2 but you want to be a part of the event, there are opportunities to volunteer. http://www.stjudemarathon.org/
2 comments:
At first,I thought that this was your speed when running (and was very impressed)
K & M
I was planning on doing the 1/2, but had to stop due to some health issues. But, there is also a family-friendly Grizzlies 5k run/walk that morning too, so 3 races total. For anyone who doesn't run, it's a great option.
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