Sunday, April 26, 2009

Seems like yesterday

It's been five years since I ran the London Marathon. It's something I never fail to bring up, even in a casual conversation which might go like this.

You: Nice day, isn't it?
Me: Yes, a most pleasant day to go running.
You: Yes, did you hear about what happened to that ship that was attacked by pirates?
Me: Pirates? Bet they never go running.
You: They threatened to kill all on board if they weren't paid a ransom.
Me: And if they are killed, they can certainly never go running. Did I tell you about the time I ran the London Marathon and someone came dressed as a pirate?
As you probably guessed, I'm darned proud of having run the 26.2 mile course. Here are some pics. (Rest assured I will do the same year after year. Write about my day of glory that is, not run)




11 comments:

MADHAV said...

Hats off to you madam! 42.195 km is an awfully long distance. Its simply heroic to run a full marathon. I cant think of running 5 kms non-stop, let alone completing the marathon.

Great achievement, worth writing about, quite a few times.

Regards
Madhav

Banno said...

Well, I'd do the same if I had run it. I can't imagine ever running it, though. Maybe I could talk about it even without running it.

Artnavy said...

it is a unique thing you did and even completed!!

worth talking about

love the header pic

Shammi said...

Wish there was a way to see the photo collage in a larger size.

Anu Jayanth said...

Great blog! I'm unable to enlarge the pics :-(

umm oviya said...

of course you can boast. cos i boast to people that a 'friend' of mine ran the london marathon. so why not you?

Anonymous said...

are ppl allowed to take breaks in btwn ?n.... thts one helluva distance to cover

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hurry.

ra said...

i second shyam. we need to admire you achieving your feat up close. and this is a story to repeat to the grandchildren...

ammani said...

Anu, Shyam & Ra, for some inexplicable reason blogger refuses to enlarge the pic. Sorry!

Sunitha said...

Congratulations! It is always an achievement and you should celebrate every year :-)

Sreejith said...

The collage is excellent!! And kudos for the run!!