So I'm sittin here listening to T.I. and Prince (rare find) reading about Texas.

I found an interesting race, the Marathon 2 Marathon Marathon in Marathon, Texas. Marathon, Texas is located in Brewster County in West Texas about 70 miles south of I-10 at Fort Stockton. It is home to 2,455 people. I then went to the hompage of the Marathon 2 Marathon Marathon. At the top of the page it reads, "THE HARD PART IS GETTING THERE." Mmmm, this should be good.

Race description: 2,800 square miles of mountains and canyons broken by sand dunes and forests. Surrounded by Mexico and invaded by smugglers, cacti, and mountain lions. Home to deer and elk, sandstorms and outlaws. Loved by many, despised by others, but home to the adventuresome. A harsh country with the gentle touch of a desert shower. A blossom among the rocks. A tarantula waiting for its next meal. The cry of a peregrine, the wail of a young javelina chosen as a meal by a passing coyote. Destination for the adventurous.

I can't wait to run this race.

I noticed their high end hotel, the Gage Hotel, and then I saw that Marathon is 70 miles west of Sanderson on Texas State Highway 90, where I know that land is sold for 100 dollars an acre. Something in my brain clicked, and I realized that I have been to Marathon before and I have been in the Gage Hotel. It must have been in route to Big Bend National Park many years ago, but I've definitely been there. It was a strange revelation, but quite interesting. One never knows what one will find perusing the Internet.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Marathon_texas_gage_hotel.jpg

http://www.marathon2marathon.net/