Hello everyone. The Architect is is the building, but you can call me Michael. It's been a crazy week so please forgive me for posting so late. Just wanted to tell you about the Little Rock Marathon. While James pretty much summed up everything in his post, I will try to give you my version. LOL!
We got an early start Sunday morning. We didn't want to take any chances on James being late. To our surprise, there wasn't any traffic at all. We parked a couple of blocks from the start. I took a few pictures as we walked through the city. As we got closer to the start of the race, I was kind of excited. You could feel the energy in the air. It was a nice turn out. I could see the different runners going thorough their pre race rituals.
I left James and I told him that I would be at the 6 mile marker. Not being familiar with the course, I had to use my natural navigational skills. I'm so glad I know how to read maps. I positioned myself to actually catch the start of the race. While hundreds of runners passed me, I was actually able to spot James in the crowd. I got two bad pictures of him. He runs to fast and the camera couldn't keep up. LOL!
While James was running, I decided to tour the city. Little Rock is so beautiful. I took a couple of pictures. I know James was running a decent pace and didn't want to smash any world records so I had time to really enjoy what the city had in store for me.
A few hours had passed an I approached the finish line to take some pictures as James crossed the finish line. I look for James around the three and a half hour mark. I started to get worried when the four hour mark had passed. I thought he finished early and I missed taking pictures of the victory. I had to walk about to the 26 mile marker. This was the only are free of spectators. I looked down the course to see if I could spot James and to my surprise, he was running with two other gentlemen. I quickly snapped two photos. James didn't see me so I called out his name to try to get his attention. He saw me and told me to run with him. I think James forgot that I had a pair of baggy jeans and some Timberland boots on! LOL! We met at the end of the race and you could see the exhaustion written on his face. James ran a hell of a race. He shaved a little over ten minutes off his previous time. I was so proud of him and I was glad to be a part of this victory!
I'll end this blog by saying this: No wife, no kids, I'm RUNNING! :-)
-The Architect
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