Amsterdam - Marathon J

I went to see the stadium we are going to start and hopefully finish in, it was an inspiring trip for many reasons, but I’ll let the pictures tell the story:

I saw this container and figured it was our destiny surely they are referring to Mofo’s. “I believe in the Mofo spirit” as do containers.

Directions are straight forward enough, they’ve almost spelt it correctly.

Entrance to the stadium.

I am not so sure about this statue can you do that in 2008? Apparently the games were here in 1928 and it was here where the tradition of running with a lighted torch started! It’s an educational blog. 45 days to 2008 Olympics.

The start and finish track.

The ground is bouncy!

This is where they will be buying flowers to throw at us as we finish, I expect the housewives favorite, Marathon B, will get the most!



Hey I’m not homophobic, nothing like, so they have a monument, how cool is that? Only in Amsterdam……and I suspect……….. maybe San Francisco.

Next, I retired to the hotel bar to have my last drink as the training starts in earnest tomorrow, I have managed to put a few pounds on with the business trips and need to get my body, mind and Zen spirit back into the marathon zone. My pilgrimage ended I am inspired, tomorrow is new custom fit shoes day, which will give birth to a new me, serious Marathon J, I’ll be in the zone……….

…….until the next excuse…….