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行于山水，爱在心头，教书育人，诗意人生(原创所有，请勿转载)
In this post, I share with you my two half marathons experience with photos. I love running. It brings me close to nature. It also allows me inner conversation during those hours, like a meditation that calms me. If I could run for a charity and raise money for them, that is even better. I have raised over $8000 through my marathon running and triathlon for the Lukemia Soceity in the past. It was such a good feeling and life experience.
1. St Jude Children's Research Hospital Marathon
St.Jude Children’s Research Hospital is one of the best hospital in the world for treating childhood cancer. Last December, I participated St Jude marathon two-race challenge organized by the hospital for its fund raising. I ran a 10K and a half marathon within a week. The three medals that I received are the heaviest of all by weight since I first started running marathon in 2009.
圣朱迪儿童研究医院是全球治疗儿童癌症最好的医院之一。这个月初我参加了为这个医院募捐的双项长跑比赛, 一周内跑了一个半马和一个十公里，获得了自2009年跑马以来，按份量算最重的三个奖牌，捧在手里抚摸掂量了半天，虽不像是到哪都发光的稀有金属，那份磁石劲儿，做纸镇却是非常完美。
【一个马拉松跑步者的自言自语】
完美的周日是什么样子的？上午去教堂 （当然，这个教堂也可以是大自然，植物园，听鸟叫，看花开），然后，吃个丰盛的周日早午餐自助。睡一个小觉后，下午去看场电影，那种或者教人悲痛得流泪，或者逗得笑出眼泪的电影。沾满黄油的大袋玉米花要半场出来充加一次才值，经济学家们说。晚上去一个从未去过的餐馆用餐，尝几个新佳肴。那完美的周六又是什么样子的呢？睡懒觉。醒了，接着睡，再睡，睡得天昏地暗。。。反正需要做的事，都可以拖到周日。
俺完美的周六，至少十二月五号这个周六，是怎样度过的呢？早晨七点爬起来，华氏29度。去湖边，喝凉风三个小时，吃又甜又咸的浆糊三小袋，跑 13.1迈，经历膝疼，臀疼，脚疼，然后，一瘸一拐地回来。不是十三点哈， 比十三点还多0.1迈，免得被上海人笑话。
【The Self-Talk of a Marathoner】
Today is December 5, the St Jude half marathon race day. It was a very cold morning, 29 degrees. I had to wear my purple Nike jacket to run the first three miles. My lips has turned purple from the cold. The night before, I checked the weather. Anticipating this would happen, I chose a purple hair scrunchie to wear in the morning, to match the would be purple lips. Half the battle of aging gracefully is to keep a unequivocal fashion sense in every possible situation, situation like this. The other half, consuming beautiful things both with eyes and mouth. Go figure.
（to be continued)
我需要沿湖跑整一圈，那是7.5迈，然后，再跑大半圈 4.5迈，加起来便是一个半马。
跑了两三迈，开始出汗了。脱去外衣，穿着赛服跑。赛服设计得挺好看。
A few days earlier, I ran a 10K. Together with the half marathon, they make the so called St Jude two-race challenge. It was a very windy day. But I broke my 10K 1h 08m record and ended with 1h 05m for 6.2 miles.
上面Garmin根据我六个月来的训练记录，断定俺目前的身体素质相当于20岁。哈哈，忽悠啊。它还说俺按年龄和性别，属于 Top 15%, 哎吆，竟然还有比我更“疯”的啊，而且还不少呢，孤独感顿时消失。
On the second thought, maybe it is right. Not all 20 years old can run a half marathon with that speed. A Pat on the shoulder for myself.
这个奖牌得有一磅重，跟训练时流的汗差不多。
很喜欢这几个奖牌，方正，漂亮，就像 St Jude good cause.
至于New Year resolution, Garmin 已经把目标给我订好了，很高的目标，哪个都不容易。我就争取实现其中一个吧，活着总得有个奔头儿 ：）
跑完半马，直奔肯德基，喜欢跑完长跑吃他们的一个鸡腿儿。今天吃了两个鸡腿儿，又咸又腻，好过瘾，补充损失的盐份，蛋白质，和铁。
A selfie taken from my office before Covid. I bought those water color paintings on the wall outside Musd'Orsay. They depict different sceneries of Paris.
2. Chicago Half Marathon
Last October, I ran the Bank of America Chicago half marathon.
今天早上参加了芝加哥马拉松，virtual experience， 跑了半马，13.1 miles, 两个小时二十六分钟完成，破了自己的5K和10K 记录 （34 minutes vs. 1:08:00)，挺高兴。十二月将参加 St Jude Marathon, 跑半马，为他们的儿童癌症患者和研究募捐。
庚子年多事，祸不单行，but we have the courage to look at the virus in the eye and defeat it with the strength of human mind and perseverance, that is exactly what the marathon is about, the positive human spirit in face of adversity.
【庚子马拉松】
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笑坛旺旺的 Funny Running Style video is hilarious and must see.
