Dear Cd'A,

I wrote you this brief post last year.
Over the years on your course, I have completed and abandoned;
I have cried with joy, and with pain and frustration;
I have been hot, cold, dealt with stomach pain, even collapsed and been removed by medics;
I respect your choppy water, your sharp hills, and your heat and wind;
5 more days til we meet again. Can hardly wait...

jc