Say hi to the Marathon Dog.
Who? Moi? Nah, I just got to wear Alpha's medal when he (finally ;-) got home.
No, this time, Alpha's the marathon dog. As in dog-tired and dog-slow (hee, hee)
Here was Alpha at the beginning of the Königsschlösser Romantik Marathon in Füssen, Germany.
Doesn't he look so happy? If only he knew ...
So here is his first rude awakening.
Of course, you want to keep your running shoes dry -- after all, you'll be in them for 26.2 miles.
And this was at mile 5!
Oops. That would be rude awakening #2.
What the heck -- they are already wet, right?
OK, now we have a different rude awakening. That's right, Alpha had been in front of the 4:00 hour pacemaker.
But ... not any more!
He never saw that dude again ... ever ;-)
Oh look -- more water!
So this time they run a water pump and put in planks to run on.
How thoughtful (hee, hee).
Well, do you know what this all means?
It means it is time for some more photos. If you can't run fast, you might as well enjoy the views.
Oh yeah, that and the lack of adequate training and dead-tired legs.
And that view, my friends, is why we run. Beautiful church with Neuschwanstein Castle in the background.
Awesome. And Alpha at least finished the race. Just don't ask him for his time (hee, hee).
No pictures of Alpha racing you say? Well, right you are. So here are some additions from the photographers along the course:
Oh Alpha. Glad to see you really made it!
4 comments:
if alpha had you with him frito he would've won.
Ha! I prolly coulda lapped him. Slow poke! (hee, hee)
Wow, a BIG congrats to the Alpha man! Quite impressive, I must say :) But man, Frito... you stole the post with that face in the first picture <3
Yes, I usually steal the show (especially from Alpha ;-)
Alpha says thanks for the congrats, and he's learned an important lesson. You really can't just show up for a marathon. You really do have to put in the training time.
But that said, it just takes some planning. Give yourself 16 weeks Alli, and you too can join the club!
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