Cowtown Marathon
Ft Worth, TX
February 23, 2025
5:15:39 – 1299/1695 Overall – 5/9 in 70-79
I hadn't run a marathon since July last year and I didn't have my next state marathon until April, so I decided to run the Fort Worth, TX Cowtown Marathon. This marathon has been around for 47 years so was one I'd heard of over the years. I was anxious to see how my body would respond after the "incident" in September and then my steady recovery. I'm happy to report that I felt fine and ran a strong, steady race ending up with 5:15. I did run/walk of 4/:30 and later 2-3/ :30-45. The shorter running intervals allowed me to run faster for shorter periods which worked well. Weather was ideal with overcast and 40 degrees at the start; sun came out in last third, but with breeze, it wasn't a factor. This was marathon #188 and my 4th in Texas (Austin and 2 Houston) so not a new state. My next scheduled state is Delaware and the Rehobeth Beach Marathon in April; that would be state #45 on second go-round. Thanks for all your prayers and support; I feel like I've fully recovered! Photos: https://photos.shutterfly.com/album/1825420793709132
The
day before the marathon, I drove about an hour out of Ft Worth to join Bruce
and Karen Bauer for fun time seeing their place (they escaped CA about 6 years
ago), Creation Evidence Museum and Fossil Rim Wildlife Center. We saw evidence
of dinosaurs and people living together in that area as well as many other
evidences supporting creation and young earth. At the Wildlife Center we got to
drive our car around as if we were on a safari seeing many types of wild
animals such as zebras, rams, cheetahs, and giraffes. We were given pellets so
we could feed the animals which came right up to the car (not the cheetahs😊).
On
Sunday their son, Brian ran the half-marathon and then we all went out for
steak dinner later that afternoon. On Monday I went back to the Ft Worth
stockyards (we ran by them in the marathon) and saw a lot of western history
including a demonstration of Longhorns being herded in front of us. Then I
drove out to Arlington and saw the Texas Rangers’ ballpark and their old
ballpark that is across the street. And across the parking lot is the home of
the Dallas Cowboys. Always fun to see stadiums in various cities. Gas in Texas
was $2.67; I had just paid $2 more/gallon in Fresno.
Photos: https://photos.shutterfly.com/album/1825429325512797
This
was Marathon #188; 44 states+DC on 2nd go-round; All 10 Canadian provinces.
Next marathon: Rehoboth, DE April 13, 2025
