Of my six marathons, this year’s Jerusalem run was by far my favorite.
It was the coldest.
It was the wettest.
None of the others had gale force winds and, yes, several hail showers.
Yet despite the extreme weather, I can honestly say that I had a blast.
Details are still coming in but a short time ago there was a terror attack in downtown Jerusalem. The attack occurred outside the Binyanei Hauma, the international convention center. Bit close to home since I was about to head over there. The registration for the Jerusalem Marathon is taking place there now and there is a running expo at the same time.
Thousands of my fellow runners are around the area. Everyone is looking forward to Friday’s first ever full 42 kilometer Jerusalem race.
Earlier, I had e-mailed a friend who is an emergency doc in Jerusalem to ask his advice about an injury. Now instead of dealing with a runner’s question, he is working on the casualties of the bomb.
Do I have words of wisdom or insight? No.
Bastards.
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