The Marathon I Didn’t Do

Today was the Seattle Marathon.  It was a perfect weather day for a marathon.  I spent the day machine quilting a quilt.  I thought about the marathoners all day.  As the hours passed I made remarks regarding the marathon such as, “I would now be at mile 18 on Lake Washington Blvd”.  It was a bittersweet day.

My foot/ankle is better but not good enough for even a half-marathon.  Tonight was my first walk since I sprained my ankle.  I walked 1.81 miles through the neighborhood and looked at Christmas lights.  It took me 37 minutes.