I knew the minute I stepped out of my bed and nearly collapsed, catching my fall by grabbing onto the other bed, that I was not going to be running the full marathon today. I wasn't even sure if I'd be able to make it to the car to drive to the start line. Today we were back at the Smith Garden.
I decided immediately that at most I would try to walk the 5K. Any other goal was totally out of the question. That was ridiculous also but I hate to admit it, I was greedy for the last medal because they are so cute. There were no other extremely slow runners who I could tag along with, but even if there had been, no one would be as slow as I was moving. I really could barely walk. But I very slowly, at a 30 minute mile, managed to walk the 5K. I just considered it a slow stroll in the dark, listening to the birds and all the chickens and other animals making their funny noises in the garden.
By some miracle, I did complete the 5K. Then in a way, I was kind of happy that I would now have the rest of the day off to sight see.
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| The Medal |
Then I drove to Waimea Canyon and to the beautiful Kalalau Lookout and even though I had to limp to the various lookout points, I had a lovely end to my trip to Kauai. Next time, I'm giving myself more Hawaii time.
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| Waimea Canyon |
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| Na Pali Coast from Kalalau Lookout |
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