March's challenge was to run 100 miles.

I must have shared my intentions with a few dozen people, and their initial reactions were all over the board.

I heard people say: "That's easy!" as though everyone in their lives runs marathons for fun.

I heard people say: "That's impossible!"  Although they usually recant if faced with opposition.

In the end, I failed.

It would be easy to blame my failure on my sudden loss of employment.  Certainly I lost my rhythym on that date.

But I had been behind even at the time, and my knees were starting to give me trouble.

Although well short of my goal, the experience was wonderful.

I started out almost never running and I ended up capable of running multiple miles with no problem whatsoever.

I ran to oakland and back!