My Last Post Was Real, So Is This One!

I ran aforementioned contest twice.. the other time was quite amazing, in a couple of ways! The first year I ran in it, mistakes were made... An older friend of mine was running, and we shucked and jived a little before the race... They ran three races at once back then, a 5K, a half marathon, and the big Kahuna- a full marathon.. we're in the 1/2.. We take off at the starting gun, and we were all given a map of the course, in addition to a guy on a bike who is to lead us were we we're supposed to go..Guy on bike goes the wrong way, and everybody follows him -except my friend Rodger! 200 yards into the race, the guy on the bike figures out he goofed, but now a guy who runs 8-minute miles is leading the pack! It was hilarious to watch 100's of young, trained athletes trying to catch up! They did, of course- and we went on to laugh about it for years...
In the Marathon, something happened.. A guy, trying to qualify for the Boston Marathon gets a hit in the head from nowhere..Knocks him down. He actually finishes the run, but not a good enough time to qualify for Boston.. He goes into the Med tent, complaining of a splitting headache. They check and find, he has been shot with a .22 bullet in the head! It was just under the skin, and came from a stray squirrel hunter's shot. The people of Boston invited him to be a participant in their famous race, and waived the time of his Marathon.. This really happened!
P.S- Look this up on Google under Grand Valley Marathon Shot..should give you the details..