This afternoon I went down to Detroit to meet some of my friends who are running the Detroit Marathon tomorrow morning. I went to the pasta dinner with them, and listened to the inevitable discussion about how many layers of clothing to wear, how many gel packs to carry, how much food to eat in the morning, and general anxiety about the course, the weather, water v.s. sports drinks, foot ailments, sleep problems and on and on. It was fun! Especially since I’m NOT running the Detroit marathon tomorrow morning.

On the other hand, I wish I was running it. Given I haven’t trained it is out of the question. But what makes it even more out of the question is that I have so much to do for school, this being midterm, that I couldn’t sacrifice a day to running. It was almost too much to spend a few hours with them today!

I did get a bit of time to wander along the new riverfront walkway before dinner; I watched boats in the Detroit River, kids playing in fountains, people riding by on bikes. There were a lot of people out, the sky was blue, the waves on the river frothy with wind, the buildings gleaming. Should have brought my camera, what was I thinking? This is definitely somewhere I will visit again. Maybe next year, on the Saturday before the Detroit Marathon!

Good luck to all the runners and walkers. I hope you all have a perfect race!