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Rock n Roll Half Marathon, Washington, D.C., 2017: The Good Ol' Days
Rock n Roll Half Marathon, Washington, D.C., 2017: The Good Ol' Days

"Girl, go faster. We're late for brunch."

Among the many political signs at last Saturday's half marathon was this one, my favorite, because whenever anybody asks me about my experience as a runner, I always say that I'm a 50-something who wanted to go to lunch but went for a run instead.

We were lined up at the start when a group of three women around my age asked me if I would take their picture. Through the lens of the iPhone camera I could see one of them wanted to be at brunch instead of shivering on 14th Street and about to run 13.1 miles in 26 degree weather.

"Have you done this before?" I asked.

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Health, Fitness, Half marathon, Exercise, RunningCarolee WalkerFitness, Rock n Roll Half Marathon, Rock n Roll Washington, Running, Perseverance Comments
Rock n Roll Washington, D.C.: It’s a Good Life
Rock n Roll Washington, D.C.: It’s a Good Life

“It’s a hill,” the sign read as I approached Calvert Street from Beach Drive.

“Get over it.”

That hill is also the spot where volunteers from Wear Blue to Remember line the marathon race route honoring the legacy of fallen service members.  They carry photos of loved ones and American flags on heavy poles. They offer high fives to runners as we scramble up the hill. 

I saw the sign just as I passed the last volunteer and lifted my head.

Yeah man, get over it.

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Fitness, Health, Running, Half marathonCarolee WalkerRock n Roll Washington, RnRDC, Rock n Roll Half Marathon, Lululemon What the Sport Short, Nike Run Club, Belkin Fitness Belt for iPhone 6, KONGOS Comments