Finished!

I was able to complete the Bataan Memorial Death March on Sunday, March 30. It took me around 11 and a half hours. It was a brutally hot day, with 30+ mile per hour winds. The first half of the race is generally uphill, (1500 foot climb) and this year it was into the wind. I was ready to quit at the 14 mile mark, just after topping the mountain. I decided to keep going downhill, got a bit of a second wind (downhill, wind at back helped). By the time I got to the dreaded sandpit, I was too close to the end to quit. I hobbled in and crossed the finish line.

It is now Wednesday. I am back at work. My feet still hurt but I am recovering.