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Shakespeare Half Marathon, Stratford-upon-Avon 2004
Well done, Suzie. I can certainly appreciate the disappointment you felt in not running the full marathon. If I hadn't been running for charity, I'm pretty sure I would have bailed out from the London race, however marvellous the support and enticing the prospect of meeting Andy again at the Tower of London.
Sorry also to hear that you missed your pint at The Dirty Duck this time, but delighted that you were able to catch Romeo and Juliet at the RSC. It was surely almost worth your long trip just for that experience.
We do sometimes have fine weather in this country - the only problem being that we can never predict when. Once appreciated (perhaps when not running the marathon) then the joy of a warm English spring day is a rare and beauteous pleasure indeed.
"When, in April, sweet showers fall
And pierce the drought of March ...
... And Zephirus, also, with his sweet breath,
Inspires in every holt and heath,
The tender crops, and the young sun,
In the sign of Ram, half-course has run"
Well, actually that one's from Chaucer, not Shakespeare, but it's not bad for a Spring half marathon in warmest Warwickshire.
An interesting thought, though, is what can you say to someone who is about to embark on a moderately hilly race ? "Nah, no hills to speak of, really" ? "What - are you crazy !" ? "Yes, gently undulating at the start, but the last few miles are flat.... "? "Hills, don'cha love 'em !" ? Or, "Copenhagen, yeah, it's flat as a pancake...." ? (don't worry, only kidding, Andy).
Good luck in Calgary. Just make certain first that the race doesn't head up into the Rockies. Say hi to that Bow River of yours for me, and to all my former colleagues over there at CNR ....
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Shakespeare Half Marathon, Stratford-upon-Avon 2004
