I felt like we accomplished a lot. But it's like not finishing a marathon with a mile left.
I finished my first marathon in three hours and 50 minutes and didn't think anything of it. Then when I found out I was only 10 minutes away from qualifying for Boston for my age group, I knew I had to do it.
I feel for the first time that our efforts, our contributions have been recognized. We feel that in marathon always, to be able to compete effectively, we need to have this kind of competitiveness.
This kind of thing happened in 1985. And what they did is got all the schools together and played a marathon of matches.
They're athletes. They're treated like marathon runners or Lance Armstrong. I spend more time cooking for them than myself.
They're proud guys. They want to win. They want to be the best. We all know the best isn't measured now. You get the silver thing for winning the marathon in the spring. And that's what we want to do.
I love this stuff. At this point, it's not a marathon anymore, it's a sprint. We're running out of games, and every start is critical.
It's kind of like a midlife crisis kind of thing. When you turn 40, you have to run the marathon, while all the parts still work properly.
I ran the L.A. marathon and really loved the experience. Communal and wild and a gigantic challenge. Finishing that marathon means I can do more than I think. I think.
Marathons are hard because of the physical pain, the pounding on the muscles, joints, tendons.