Congratulations to my hiking friend and Whitney summiteer, Kandy, on her finishing her first (and last?) marathon in the San Diego Rock & Roll Marathon in the winning time of 5:16:54.
Winning time? Hey, if you finish what you started, you are a winner in my book.
Great job, Kandy! Running with coyotes did the job, huh?
Last? Yeah, right!
So, Kandy, what was harder...hiking Whitney or running the marathon? Her reply: "The marathon, by far. One can be inspired to continue on by the beautiful scenery in the mountains; the inspiration after mile 18 in the marathon was simply 'when am I gonna see the next mileage marker?' After Whitney, I was on a high with enough energy to party the rest of the day; yesterday, that high lasted about one hour. Surprisingly enough, I'm not that sore, just really tired."
