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Bike Tour 2002 Figuring it'd be less painful than the LA Marathon, I borrow my bro's bike to try the 25-mile Bike Tour, along the same new, revised-for-02 marathon route. |
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| Mental race-day notes: 5 am: Wake up waaay too early to wake up on Sunday morning. Scarf Cheerios and head to the race route at USC. 6 am: start race - it's dark out, freezing. Shoulda brought gloves. Avoid near-clipping accident; so... | |||
 I sympathize with Ohno's Gold clipping. 5 miles: warming up, good. 12 miles, Sunrise surprise! It's so bring, I shoulda brought shades! 16 miles: pace off this dude Steve. We chat about forgetting shades, the race, collectible Matchbox cars and whether the new WB X-Men Evolution is better than the Fox X-Men cartoon. Mile 25: Or so I thought. Turns out there's an |
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 At the end of the race, I grab my shades from the car. |
extra 2 miles for
the bikers. Last Mile: Finish at last! Stretch down in
the post-race party area, gulp 3 cups of free Gatorade, listen to a
band, and sign up for a reality TV show at NBC's Reality Casting
booth. This is LA after all. Good race.
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