Marathon, Shmarathon

We quit!  The marathon, that is.  We moved to the half marathon because we have diagnosed ourselves as "not even close to being ready to run a marathon".

We went for a 13 mile walk sometime ago, a week ago I think.  It wasn't all that bad, took us 5 hours and left me with a nasty blister on my toe.  But, the fact that it took a lot out of us just to walk for 5 hours is a good indication that we would not have been able to run for 5 hours.

Now that were are running the half, we feel much better.  We know we can go 13.1 miles because we've done it before.  We are going to try to beat our previous time.  It took us 2:45 in May, we want to finish in 2:30 next week.

Cuatro Pasos Mencia 2007

The Wine
Region: Bierzo, Spain

Vineyards: ?
Grapes: 100% Mencia
Oak: 2 months in French and American Oak

Price: $11

Tasting Notes
Look: medium burgundy

Smell: berries

Attack: subtle, slightly dry
Evolution: smooth, medium body

Finish: not short, but not long.  tasty.

quite nice.  would definitely have again.