It has been a long week! I had two tests and a presentation. I was doing a lot of studying and getting ready for my race this weekend!
If you missed it in a previous post, I am running my 9th half-marathon this weekend in Marseille! There was a little hitch with that..
Wednesday night I found out I needed a medical certificate when I go to the Expo for the race. (An Expo is where you pick up your race packet, bib number, and there is anything and everything a runner could ever need - shoes, socks, clothes, running goodies/snacks. It's a dream.) In the US, usually you just need your confirmation and an I.D. Well in France is isn't like that.. You need to see a doctor before and get cleared to run to race.
This was unexpected! If I didn't get the form signed I technically wouldn't be able to run the race.. and I also would not get my race packet, bib number, t-shirt. But, I highly considered going to the race and running it anyways.
I went to a clinic in town this afternoon and waited for about an hour to see someone, then had a successful conversation with a doctor who looked a lot like Michael Phelps, he checked my blood pressure, signed the magic piece of paper and I was ready to go!
My friend Danielle went into Marseille with me to the Marathon Village and it was really neat to see how differently they do everything here in France. I may not like the way they do things because it might be a pain to me, but that is how it is. That is how their lives are, they are different. I am here to experience different things, and learn to appreciate these differences in their culture.
I had a great day with my French today and I am so excited to run my race on Sunday! I will post Sunday afternoon to let you know how it goes. If you are awake at 2am on Sunday morning, think of me because my race will be starting at 8am Sunday!
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