I won! I won! I won!

The very first piece I ever wrote for Running Times was called "Did you win?"

Since then, I've trained my brother not to ask that awful question.

Today I called him up and asked him to ask me that awful question I trained him not to ask.

He did.

Yes, I said. I won! I won! I won! The Deepwater Marathon in Farragut State Park in Northern Idaho. All on trails. Around Lake Pend Oreille. Gorgeous.

Now, I said, ask me how many people were entered.

He did.

The answer was four. All women, all aged 40-49.

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