There’s going to be a what?

This afternoon I accidentally stumbled across the official web site of the Öger Antalya Marathon, a race which I had never heard of until today. I was surprised for two reasons: one, apparently this is the second year the marathon is being held in Antalya, and though I was most definitely here in March of last year, I certainly don’t remember any marathon passing through; two, I’m quite an avid runner myself, and have expressed much frustration in the past that all the good races take place up in Istanbul, only to be told that competitive running just isn’t that popular down in this part of Turkey. So I’m struggling not to be annoyed that I didn’t find out about this race earlier— the marathon is on the 18th, and nine days isn’t exactly what you’d call an adequate preparation period. I coulda been a contender!

In any case, you can rest assured that I’ll provide full marathon coverage here, and since we’ve now had our YouTube access restored, who knows, I might even celebrate with a bit of video footage.

And yes, I’m already thinking about the possibility of running in the Antalya marathon in 2008. At least now I have plenty of time to train.