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February 14th.

1) I absolutely, positively, did not know that many people put band aids on their nipples before running a marathon. I found out why they do .....OUCH! (I also added a short video recap at the end of the post.)

2) Wash your favorite pair of socks the night before because if you settle for your second favorite pair....the pair that is about 1/8 of an inch lower than your favorites....a blister will form on your ankle in the first 2 miles of the stinkin race...DOUBLE OUCH!

3) Don't assume that after watching your wife run an IRONMAN sponsered event.... (that has fruit and protein goo at every aid station).... that a city marathon will have the money to do the same... can someone say Hit the Wall??  Thank you to my wife for Goo and the dude on Shoal Creek who had some animal cookies or DK might have been toe tagged.

4) Marathons are a cosmic equalizer. I was being passed constantly by people who were limping and 50 pounds overweight.  Big ups to those runners who got up everyday and trained to feed me a giant slice of humble pie.

5) After running 18 miles nobody cares who sees them pee. Two girls dropped trowel in bushes that didn't even PRETEND to hide buttocks or stream of flow.  YIKES!!

6) And last but not least....After a marathon you will know exactly what it feels like to be 85 years old with a walker. I kid you not....It took me 10 minutes to get out of my car (the passenger side) and walk into Starbucks at less than 1 mph.  The Grandpa shuffle was in full effect.

Although the above was absolutely true, running mile 26 and finishing a marathon is definitely an exhilarating and worthwhile experience. And as Joe Piscapo said in Johnny Dangerously...do it once. Once.

I did my 100 Push ups tonight. Good Golly Miss Molly.

DK