London

This morning I woke up at 5:45.  Usually when I wake up this early on a weekend and I do not have a run planned I roll over and go back to sleep.  I was not tired so I did what I usually do when I have some extra time - read my Runner's World Magazine.  I was reading when I realized it was the  morning of the royal wedding.  I decided to turn on the TV and watch.  Of course it was beautiful (but not as beautiful as my daughters' weddings).

As I watched the royal wedding I thought about the London marathon.  London has one of the major marathons.  It also held the 1908 Olympics where the distance of 26.2 was first run.  Before that the marathon was around 25 miles or 40KM.  In the St. Louis Olympics of 1904 the marathon was 24.85 miles.  The race was lengthened in London so it could start at Windsor Castle and end in the stadium.  Thank you London for making the marathon longer.  That last 1.2 miles is the hardest.

Today I signed up for the Ballwin Days 5K.  Jim and I have run this race for many years.  We like it because it is close to home and fun.  As a bonus there is a 1 mile race after the 5K.  We always sign up for both races.

I also practiced my shot put.  Only one week until the Senior Olympics.