The way I see it, this is the best time of our lives to do it. We're young, healthy and motivated and we want to take advantage of these years of freedom before we have children. The only reason we're not going for '08 is because we are moving into our new house in January and spending $6000+ to go to China right now would probably not be the most responsible decision! Plus, this gives us some time to actually train for it. Because this ain't no ordinary half marathon!
The first section which covers approximately 9 kilometres takes the runners up to, across and down the Great Wall of China. This part of the course is marked by steep ascents and descents of up to 10% and consists of thousands of steps. Runners are advised to run slowly going up and down the mountain, as well as to walk when passing the steepest parts of the Great Wall.
I don't know if my Mom is still reading this thing, but she is going to have a heart attack when she reads this. Hi Mom! And yes, we are still going to England in September '09! ;)
3 comments:
Good for your guys! I am totally jealous, it will be such a neat experience. How long do you think you will go for?
Hee hee hee!
Sarahxo
That is so awesome! I was telling hubs about this and he thought it was an awesome idea...for someone else to do. Although he did say if we did it we could drag our photographer friend of ours with us to document the whole thing. He's got a tremendous love affair with China.
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