We work on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, and then we are off to San Diego! We’ve been planning this trip for a while and we are so excited to visit a new place. Everyone we have spoken with who has been there has nothing but good things to say about it, so we know we are going to have a good time.
As for the marathon, that’s just an afterthought for me right now. My goal is to beat my previous marathon time of 4:54:32, even if it is by only a second. I’ll be happy to finish it, but improving my time would make the experience even better. David, a first-time marathoner, has a more lofty goal – to beat Oprah’s time. On one of our long runs he asked me her marathon time; I said I did not know her time and he said he didn’t care what it was, he was going to beat it. Of course, we got home and I immediately Googled her time. Honestly, it’s not too shabby. She ran a 4:29:20 in the Marine Corps Marathon. While looking up her time, I also discovered P-Diddy’s time of 4:14:54. David said that he is aiming for P-Diddy’s time but will be satisfied beating Oprah. This means he’s committed himself to a pace between 9:43 and 10:16 per mile. That sounds like a major undertaking to me, considering I ran 11:15 per mile pace at White Rock in December.
I’ve made no such commitment, but my “celebrity marathon times” Google search did reveal that my 4:54:32 marathon time already beats David Lee Roth’s NYC Marathon time of 6:04:43 and Katie Holmes’ NYC Marathon time of 5:29:58. I’ve already beaten some celebrities, so now it’s David’s turn to see if he can do the same. I’ve warned him to respect the distance and not go out too fast, but I honestly think he can do it because he's in really good shape. Regardless of whether he beats Oprah, he’ll definitely be waiting for me at the finish line, and I will probably be happier to see him than I ever have in my life.
As for the marathon, that’s just an afterthought for me right now. My goal is to beat my previous marathon time of 4:54:32, even if it is by only a second. I’ll be happy to finish it, but improving my time would make the experience even better. David, a first-time marathoner, has a more lofty goal – to beat Oprah’s time. On one of our long runs he asked me her marathon time; I said I did not know her time and he said he didn’t care what it was, he was going to beat it. Of course, we got home and I immediately Googled her time. Honestly, it’s not too shabby. She ran a 4:29:20 in the Marine Corps Marathon. While looking up her time, I also discovered P-Diddy’s time of 4:14:54. David said that he is aiming for P-Diddy’s time but will be satisfied beating Oprah. This means he’s committed himself to a pace between 9:43 and 10:16 per mile. That sounds like a major undertaking to me, considering I ran 11:15 per mile pace at White Rock in December.
I’ve made no such commitment, but my “celebrity marathon times” Google search did reveal that my 4:54:32 marathon time already beats David Lee Roth’s NYC Marathon time of 6:04:43 and Katie Holmes’ NYC Marathon time of 5:29:58. I’ve already beaten some celebrities, so now it’s David’s turn to see if he can do the same. I’ve warned him to respect the distance and not go out too fast, but I honestly think he can do it because he's in really good shape. Regardless of whether he beats Oprah, he’ll definitely be waiting for me at the finish line, and I will probably be happier to see him than I ever have in my life.
Oprah v. David, game on!
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