Of wine, costumes, and marathons
As you can see I have been busy with other activities - not blogging, not walking!
Seriously, I know it doesn't look like it at first glance, but I am training here for a tough posting this weekend.
I'm off to the Medoc area of France (just north of Bordeaux) to walk the Marathon du Medoc. Passing through 58 Chateaux that make some of France's Grand Cru vintages, the race features 26 aid staions with wine! Then there are the oysters, "entrecote" et "jambon", cheeses, and even ice cream!
If I win the race, I win my weight in wine. The goods news is that I won't win! I've never been known to drink more than an inch, maybe two, of wine at one go. And that oyster you see me slurping is the third oyster that's seen the inside of my throat.
Hence the training you see here. This race could prove my undoing, if I am going to take part with my usual enthusiasm for all things marathon. Indeed, I've heard rumours that certain parties feel I'm not qualified to go.
Ah well, with my costume ready (those Midsummer wings are going to come in handy), four swallows of oyster behind me, and indefatigable enthusiasm to walk a PW (Personal Worst), off I go to savour surely one of the tastiest marathons on the planet.
I'm open to any advice on wine drinking and marathoning at the same time!
Labels: Race review
posted by Wow Power Walking Founder @ 8:43 PM
4 Comments
4 Comments:
Hi Lee
Have a fantastic time at the Medoc Marathon! Of course, we wish we could be there. Take lots of pictures. Wine stations instead of water stations - an interesting concept. We can't wait to hear about your adventures.
This looks like a whole lot of fun. I used to live in France - what a beautiful country! I wish you GREAT success!
Bring a tiny straw that fits in your belt from a drinking box so you dont have to slow down to drink and you also wont lose a precious drop........just sip/powerwalk/sip/powerwalk........
have fun! Oh yes, a hand wipe for your Oyster juice fingers.........
Now that sounds like my kind of marathon. I hope they have the blue line like they had for the Olympic marathon to keep all you marathoners going as straight as possible after all those sips.
It sounds to me like you have trained exactly right!
Good luck. As always, I raise my glass to you. You are such an inspiration!
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