GATOR 🐊
Not the greatest of overnight accommodations, but the Indian couple who ran the joint were friendly, happy for the business — and kept the room clean. Location? Across a two-laned road from our parking lot. Civitan Park, Winnsboro LA.
Went out a bit fast for Day One. Pitch black, except for my headlamp — stayed top 3 outta fear of what lurked in the dark. Swarmy humid swamp smell & the croaking/clicking sounds of nearby gators. By mile 7, had moved into first place.
Yeah… that scary. Y’all know I’m slow. LOL> Daylight exposed fire ant mounds, lush tropical vegetation & a row of turtles sun-bathing on a dead log.
What about… Oh yeah, there were gators. Spring season when juvenile males fight & wrestle to move-up the breeding pyramid hierarchy.
Have marathon’d Louisiana twice in 3 weeks. Check, done.
Tomorrow: the Land of Opportunity. Woo pig sooie, Arkansas! 🐽
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- Luzianna swamp
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- row of TURTLES 🐢
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- Civitan Park
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- #50k every day
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- Mom ❤️
Winnsboro LA
New day, new adventure.
First stop, Houston. Next up, Jackson. Nothing direct to Mississippi. Who knew?
Riverboat Series. Louisiana to Illinois, states hugging the mighty Mississipp’.
Rental car prep at Kroger. Water, cans of sweet tea, combo pack of Takis and… pouches of Gerber. Yep, oatmeal blueberry banana. Healthy to digest, easy on the stomach. One lasting effect of stomach cancer & chemo — your boy has a sensitive stomach.
2 hour drive to Winnsboro LA. Registration, bib pickup, pasta dinner.
And… another request to upgrade.
No marathon folks, 50K every day. Only 7 this time 💪
Welcome to Riverboat
Charlotte ✈️ Dallas ✈️ Denver
Itinerary home from my 50K adventure. 4 miles from my DFW connection? the Irving Marathon. Called airline, pushed out my connecting flight from Friday to Sunday morning. No rental car needed, only extra $$ hotel expense. 26.2 miles, shortest distance I’d run in 11 days. Absolutely!
Taxi, Marriott 9th floor view. Bib pick-up, fancy upscale pizza & sleeps. No prepping, no commute — five minute walk to start line. Sweet treat after self-crewing 50Ks Beaumont to Bluefield.
4000 runners, well-organized event. Hung with the 2:30 Half Marathon group for 13 miles, dug the low-key personality of our pace-gal Stacy. Police officer by day, strong runner. Goal to hang for their race then run-jog-walk 2nd half as Texas temps climbed. Reality — kept same steady pace for 22 miles. Walked a mile to bring heart rate down in 80-degree heat then jogged-in remaining distance.
Mainly Marathons-buddy Angela at the finish, she’s Dallas-native. Connections got us into the VIP backdrop — full hot breakfast & a large sweet tea. Good to know Strong Texan Women 💪
No regrets, ‘bonus’ marathon day. That said, Colorado ready. Mexican Easter awaits.
Timing Services provided by RunFAR Racing Services, Inc.
Individual Results — Marathon
442 KEENAN HAGA Louisville CO 26327 M 5:26:07.8
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- BONUS marathon
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- 4000 strong
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- Ro, ya miss me?
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- Mexican Easter ❤️
