The night before the Marathon I decided I needed racing stripes (left). So I got Natalie, the art teacher, to design them and John, my roommate, to carve them into my head. The most baffling question I got about them, and from more than one person, was, "How long are you going to keep them?" I didn't quite know how to answer this question. I mean, it's not like I grew out my sideburns…or a mustache. So I would look confused, and say, "I don't know…maybe a week? How long do you think it'll take my hair to grow out?" And it did take about a week…These things are good to know.
On the right you can see me pre-marathon in my cute running outfit and new wristbands. The wristbands were very handy during the race as running a marathon apparently makes me sweat a lot.
In the post race goody bag, mixed in with powerade and some fruit and crackers was a small container of goose liver pate. That's right, goose liver pate. Though my first thought was that it was included in case I needed to induce vomiting, I'm guessing I was supposed to spread that on my crackers. Sick.
Is that beer on the left there? Did you knock a few back to dull the pain pre-marathon? Highly orthodox, but whatever works for you, ;).
Everyone knows that goose live patte is a marathoner’s staple. The original Power Gel was nothing more than goose live pate. Everyone looks forward to squeezing out of mouthful of goose liver pate just as you hit mile 20. That’s what gives you the energy and stamina to complete the final 10K.