If a picture is worth a thousand words, this picture says...
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Trent: Come on, Jim! You can do it!
Jim: Ugh.
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I'm happy to say that I finished my second (and probably last) marathon. Trent provided some much-needed encouragement for the last ten miles. I couldn't have done it without him. For the last five miles, I actually carried on a conversation (ok, a yelling match) with my legs. I would yell, "Come on legs!" and my legs would yell back "How about some breakfast?" and I would yell back "Come on legs!" and my legs would yell back "No" and so on...
I didn't meet my time goal, but I feel satisfied that I pushed all the way to the end. It was definitely a test of my will to finish.
Thank you to everyone who came down to Eugene! It's amazing how much energy you can get from a few seconds of interaction with loved ones.
