Yesterday I skipped church and ran the
Mercedes Marathon in Birmingham instead. Yes, I said Birmingham, not Burlington.
I had decided to travel to Alabama’s largest city to try to qualify for next year’s
Boston Marathon by running 26.2 miles in 4:00 hours or better – my personal BQ (Boston Qualifier).
I kept my qualifying quest a secret from most people, because I knew it sounded crazy, and was afraid if I missed my goal it really would
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