In the spirit of the Academy Awards nominations...here is my ode to 24 miles.
If you are a Descendant of a marathoner or not, or perhaps you've dreamt of being an Artist and spending a few Midnights in Paris running with some guy named Hugo - we support you.
The Leggers are your Tree of Life and we will help each other in your quest to cover 24 miles on Saturday. Yes, it's far. Every water station may seem Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close; especially on the return trip when there are lots of distractions out on the strand.
Even if you find that it's just not your best day, and you need to use that Money Ball-ed up in your shorts to flag down a War Horse or some other kind of Help - just put one foot in front of the other and get yourself back to the Senior Center. We'll be waiting for you!
See you on the pavement, Renee