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Big Sur International Marathon 2008 (BSIM)
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All pictures courtesy of Mark Parsons
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| As you can see they are father and son. |
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| How terrific is that; over 80 years of age and he completes the BSIM
marathon! |
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| Much time has passed and this is the sight everyone wants to see.
As fate has it, it is also the beginning of the last hill on the course. |
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| Jason motors in to the BSIM finish line. |
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| As I passed thru the finish I am not sure if I was shouting for joy
or gasping for air, either way it sure felt great to get there! |
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| Perfect smiles for a perfect day. All of us finished the marathon
successfully which is great considering 30% of those that start do not
finish by the official cut off time. |
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| The entire Diablo Team pauses after the marathon for one last group
shot (L to R - Travis, Rich, Jason, Dave, Shawn (kneeling), David, Jim,
and Mark. |
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| It was time to get back onto a bus for a ride back down Highway 1 to
Big Sur and head home. A special thanks to Mark Parsons for getting
all of us to the starting line; he is a true champion among men. The
entire team success was an achievement we shall not forget. |
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| One final paragraph of advice: do not burn yourselves out. Be as I
am - a reluctant enthusiast....a part-time crusader, a half-hearted
fanatic. Save the other half of yourselves and your lives for pleasure
and adventure. It is not enough to fight for the land; it is even more
important to enjoy it. While you can. While it’s still here. So get out
there and hunt and fish and mess around with your friends, ramble out
yonder and explore the forests, climb the mountains, bag the peaks, run
the rivers, breathe deep of that yet sweet and lucid air, sit quietly
for a while and contemplate the precious stillness, the lovely,
mysterious, and awesome space. Enjoy yourselves, keep your brain in your
head and your head firmly attached to the body, the body active and
alive, and I promise you this much; I promise you this one sweet victory
over our enemies, over those desk-bound men and women with their hearts
in a safe deposit box, and their eyes hypnotized by desk calculators. I
promise you this; You will outlive the bastards. - Edward Abbey |
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