The Final Jeopardy Answer is...

1. It lasts for hours
2. You get a medal when finish.
3. EVERYBODY respects you in the morning!

Hey Everybody! It's my mom's favorite race director, fresh from a really beautiful and REALLY hilly marathon at Boyne 2 Boyne. I even finished in the top half of my age group, but that's probably because most of the fast guys weren't there.

Training with the staff this weekend--at 7:00 on Saturday, Francine will be leading a group from the Y, probably around 14 or 15 miles. Sunday I'm not sure of yet, but I'll post something later in the week if anyone will be out then.

A few of us are going to Chicago this weekend--Dr. Rick's pacing a 3:50 pace in Chicago, and I'm going along with a couple of our pacers Paul and Christina to pace people to a 5:15 marathon down there.

And, here's a special offer from one of our sponsors, Gazelle Sports:
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Enjoy the cool fall weather. Eat right, train smart. It's MARATHON MONTH. Work your plan. Be amazing!

Oh yeah--the Final Jeopardy question is: "Why is the Metro Health Grand Rapids Marathon better than sex?"

OK, that's enough for now. See you next week.

and the adventure continues....