Monica Chokly
ING Marathon,
Ottawa, Ontario
June 2005

Fitness. I needed fitness. Things were getting a little thick around the middle. “Try running”, a dear friend told me, “it costs nothing but a pair of sneakers.” I had sneakers, I could do this. A slow start at first, but before I knew it, the sport had me hooked.

But what about the dollar cost? I look back at my second marathon, just run a few days ago. I did a bit of tallying.

.............Continued in the Canadian Marathon Stories Book

Monica Chokly
ING Marathon,
Ottawa, Ontario
June 2005

Fitness. I needed fitness. Things were getting a little thick around the middle. “Try running”, a dear friend told me, “it costs nothing but a pair of sneakers.” I had sneakers, I could do this. A slow start at first, but before I knew it, the sport had me hooked.

But what about the dollar cost? I look back at my second marathon, just run a few days ago. I did a bit of tallying.

.............Continued in the Canadian Marathon Stories Book