Friday afternoon I ran the Fullerton Loop trail, an informal concatenation of trails that meanders around the Coyote Hills of Fullerton. The “official” loop is about 11 miles. I started at my house in east Fullerton – so the loop was 18 grueling up-and-down miles. It took me over 3 hours to complete (not including stops to buy Gatorade and to enjoy the view along the way).
Getting ready for a run like this is not trivial. I have no pit crew – no one will be waiting along the way to hand me a drink or banana – I have to be self sufficient. The photo here shows and explains my critical gear.
Compared to running the Fullerton Loop solo, the actual marathon will be easy. At the Rock N Roll Marathon there will be drink tables every mile or so, rock bands playing along the route, helpful volunteers standing by with cotton swabs saturated in Vaseline to help with bodily lubrication, port-a-potties galore, and all manner of emergency medical staff and facilities standing by. I can’t wait!
Originally published on my Team In Training fundraising page in 2011. Archived here from a saved webarchive file.
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