Going That Extra Mile .... And A Bit

At first I thought about foregoing my planned final run before next weekend's Kobe Marathon. I have a slight cold, you see. But then I watched this incredibly inspiring video of Rei Iida competing in a relay marathon last month. Well, after that, how could I possibly let a slight case of the sniffles stop me? So I ran seventeen kilometers, then added a bit more so that I could swing by and watch the start of this morning's Nishinomiya Half Marathon. I saw my friend Julia in the pack and gave her a high-five as she ran past.

A great start to the day, and pretty soon I'll be off to have some fun at the Kobe Global Charity Festival.

My running buddies this morning said it right; "Oh, yeah!"