Maple Leaf Half Marathon
Manchester Center, Vermont
Saturday, September 12, 2009

When my wife, Gerda, finished the Maple Leaf Half Marathon in Manchester Center, Vermont on Saturday, September 12, 2009, she has done a half marathon in 45 different states. My recovery from clots in my lungs has progressed to allow me to participate in the associated 5K. The events saw a temperature that remained at about 60 degrees and saw heavily overcast skies with intermittent rain and light winds. The half marathon was a challenging hilly course along roads that remained open to traffic. There were numerous water/Gatorade stations manned by plenty of enthusiastic volunteers. Volunteers also were stationed at each of the turns. There were almost no spectators. The finisher’s medal was not much to talk about. All and all we had a nice time at the event.