Minneapolis Marathon 2009
May 31, 2009

Congratulations Rod on the completion of yet another marathon!? BRAVO!? Cool Pics.?? 
You sure get around!? Nice finisher jacket.? Love, Sandy






 hi unc rodcle!

great photos!!!  :) ? love the lego houses! and the lei on your head!!!!

will send to the family!

have a nice weekend!!!!  Michelle

Rod,
   Congrats on making it as well as you could.  It might be a sign and a
sense that your body is telling you that you need to cut down the number of
miles.  Half-marathons may be best to keep you from the possible worse
accidents that runners experience.

Harvey

Py's back home too after running the Minneapolis marathon! YEAH, true! BIG
CONGRATS! He's now working hard to have the whole story online for you to
see soon. And his latest book is out!!! For these news and more watch our
WEBISM blog:
http://worldwidewebists.blogspot.com/

Had another tough night/morning with the fever and diarrhea in the
uncomfortableness of India.  However, I simply continued resting all day,
and was later able to visit a reputable doctor to make sure it's nothing
serious.  Feeling a lot better right now, and will hopefully be back on
track by tomorrow or the day after.  Drinking lots of water, took some
dehydration salts, eating simple breads/rice, and fresh tender coconut water
which is supposed to be really good for hydration.

Excited to hear about Rochelle's opportunity to share her experience.
Always great to give back to an institution that has given so much to us.

Congratulations with yet another marathon.  I am happy to hear that you had
an "enjoyable life adventure"!

Love,
Bronson

Dr. Chang,
  The marathoncoursephotos.com web page is excellent.
  The photos of the San Diego Rock 'n' Roll Marathon, the Nashville Country 
  Music Marathon, and the L.A. Marathon gives a person an idea what it is 
  like to participate in that marathon.  The heat appeared to be brutal from the pictures
  of the Nashville race.  The picture of the runner seeking shade from the railroad cars
  was a great picture.  From the severe lack of shade, this is a race I want to avoid.
 
  The only other site that I have seen that does anything close to your site is:
  http://www.locorunner.com/running/RaceReport/NewYorkPhotos.htm
  This is a site by a runner from Houston, I believe his name is Pete Gaytan.
  He took pictures of his 2004 NYC Marathon race.  
  Sincerely,
  Daniel Dudek

Dear Daniel,

Thank you so much for your email and its comments. It is a motivational
moment for me as you're the first runner to respond to me about the
benefit of maintaining the site - for runners.  I started running on the
mainland instead of just my state because of the heat (cramps) but
recently, it's been all heat anywhere.  But I look forward to freezing
my bums in the Indianopolis in the fall - and see if this can get my
time back under 6 hrs.
I'll have Minneapolis done by Tuesday so check it out.  Another
hot run, even as I sought refuge up close to Canada.

Aloha,
Rodney

Dr. Chang,
I am certain that Indianapolis will not be too hot on November 8.
The Minneapolis photos were excellent.  If I ever entered the Minneapolis Marathon I feel I would know what to expect.  
I had the opportunity to run the San Diego Rock 'n' Roll Marathon on May 31, 2009.  The course seemed very familiar because I had seen your photos before running it. 
 
Chicago would be a great course to photograph.  I have entered Chicago four times and I am always impressed by the number of spectators lining the course.  The buildings and the neighborhoods are interesting too.  
 
Sincerely,
Daniel Dudek

Rod,
   Oh, forgot to tell you I enjoyed seeing the Mississippi river since yours
are the best views I've actually seen of it.  I have driven across it and
flown over it but I haven't gotten as close as you did with these
photographs.  Sorry the cramps  were bad.  Take it easier!

Aloha,
H

"Welcome to Sang's Imperial Cafe Fans Py! See yall in Dec Honoluu Marathon!"

Dr. Chang,Thanks for the questions.

Its a tad chillier than most parts of Hawaii. The avg low is in the high
30's to low 40's and the avg high is in the upper 50's. Great long distance
running weather.

We have several hotels listed on our accomodations webpage
http://monumentalmarathon.com/visiting-indy/accomodations/
within a couple of blocks of the start/finish line that have given us
special pricing: The Conrad (Tel: 1-317-713-5000) (2 blocks) and The
Courtyard by Marriott Indianapolis by the Capitol (317.684.7733) (3 blocks).

The following two hotels are literally adjacent to the start/finish line and
the Health and Fitness Expo
Indianapolis Marriott Downtown
350 West Maryland Street
Indianapolis IN 46225
317.822.3500

The Westin Indianapolis
50 S. Capitol Ave.
Indianapolis IN 46204
317.262.8100

Best wishes with your training.
Sincerely,
Carlton

-- 
Carlton Ray
President

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