- Neil Cusack, 1974 marathon winner
Yesterday, Alex and I competed in the 2007 Men's Health Urbanathalon.
What is an Urbanathlon, you ask? It's a race in the city that includes urban obstacles - jersey barricades, culvert crawls, marine hurdles, scaffolding mazes, rope walls, and taxi hurdles - and a 52-flight stair climb up and back down 7 World Trade Center.
For two people who aren't crazy about running and whose knees had been pleading for months not to do this, we took the plunge anyway because we were not about to miss the opportunity to run an obstacle course through the city. It was probably the most entertaining marathon we could have picked to be our first, and you can be sure we're going to be there again next year.
We stuck together - for the most part - got quite a few pictures taken of us (not only were we the cutest couple there, but there were also some tourists who wanted to send pictures back home of New York's finest *ahem* marathon runners), and we had a blast. Considering I couldn't even run three miles the day before without coughing up a lung, I was perhaps the giddiest person at the finish line.
A lesson learned? Of course!! When you have a goal, a finish line, and free drinks waiting for you miles and miles away, in both vertical and horizontal directions, you'll find a way to get there.
Now if only we could find a giant obstacle course with a lot less running =P
3 comments:
Rock on - I especially like your headband.
I was well motivated during the event. I was chasing this cute girl the whole time, trying to impress her ;)
I can't think of anything that I want to participate in more. Count me in for next years race.
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