day thirty-eight: dublin marathon...done and done.

take that dublin. jennifer petersen, 4:55:26.

yes, the numbers may be high, but it was my goal to get under five hours, so yippee!, I'm happy with this marathon. I don't know that I would have reached that goal without my running partner (chris, a 'frank shorter' runner from the d.c. aids marathon program), as the last four miles were TOUGH. if I began cataloging all of my past and present aches, pains, and discomforts, well, then I would be whining. and while I can be really, really, really good at that, I'm not going to do it...this was a great experience overall and has convinced me that I can focus more and do a few more marathons. I'm still think paris in april...jenny lee, are you in???

as I'm wicked tired (slept four hours last night, spent several hours traveling back to london, just finished three hours of class) I will make no sense if I try to explain the experience. in short: dublin is great, though small in the city sense of its being. (good for some, bad for others, I suppose.) the irish were super friendly and it was nice to take a break from london for a few days. very relaxing (aside from the marathon) and met some wonderful fellow runners along the way. all in all, a great holiday. and now, I'm off for a great big sleep.

thanks for the support friends. a more formal thank you will be sent within the week.

loves to people far and wide.