This is a funny anecdote concerning former marathon runner, Charlie Hagin. In his lifetime, Charlie joined only two marathons—the Birch Bay Marathon in 1980, during 7th grade, and one in Seattle in 1983. A year before Charlie’s graduation from high school, he managed to run for about one to two miles for four days, but decided to give it up after he graduated in 1986.
The story took place during mid-November 2004 at a Ferndale High School playoff football game in Seattle. Running together in the cross country event, brothers Bob and Charlie entered a conversation with one of the runners, which led them to talk about the old Birch Bay Marathon experience of Charlie. Charlie then asked his brother if he wanted to join the marathon, but was ignored. Afterwards, Charlie decided to take the risk and chose to do it alone. With only two weeks to prepare, Charlie pondered if he was going to put in some miles of practise in preparation for the marathon. His brother said, 'No. Don’t waste energy. Let’s just see what you can do'. So, Charlie’s preparation for the marathon was just to buy a new pair of shoes.
During the marathon, Charlie ran with his brother at his side—riding a bike, carrying a bag filled with oranges, and five Power Burst bottles for him. Charlie went threw a ½ mile in 2 hrs 15 minutes. However his move around the loop turned out to be a bad experience for him.
The story took place during mid-November 2004 at a Ferndale High School playoff football game in Seattle. Running together in the cross country event, brothers Bob and Charlie entered a conversation with one of the runners, which led them to talk about the old Birch Bay Marathon experience of Charlie. Charlie then asked his brother if he wanted to join the marathon, but was ignored. Afterwards, Charlie decided to take the risk and chose to do it alone. With only two weeks to prepare, Charlie pondered if he was going to put in some miles of practise in preparation for the marathon. His brother said, 'No. Don’t waste energy. Let’s just see what you can do'. So, Charlie’s preparation for the marathon was just to buy a new pair of shoes.
During the marathon, Charlie ran with his brother at his side—riding a bike, carrying a bag filled with oranges, and five Power Burst bottles for him. Charlie went threw a ½ mile in 2 hrs 15 minutes. However his move around the loop turned out to be a bad experience for him.
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