Running A Mile In My Shoes: 3 Days at the Fair
They say you don’t know a person until you run a mile in his shoes. I’m not sure about that, but I do know about running a mile over and over again for 6-12-24-48 or 72 hours. Three Days at the Fair is a timed race around a 1-mile course. To date, I have run this mile 466 times, including 115 this past weekend. I have it memorized. It may sound monotonous, but there is comfort in knowing the tail. Let me take you on a trip around the mile. Start/Finish-This is the happiest place on the course. It features the one aid station. They are known to cook to order and deliver hot food right on to the course. Nothing beats hot chocolate chip cookies at 2 am! The “HILL”-this thing will grown exponentially from barely noticeable, to OMG! Before you tackle the hill, you have the choice of stepping a few feet off course to hit the bathrooms or simply continuing on. Tent City-Turn right at the hi