Update on 24/09/18
My story was published in the Carrot Ranch collection for this photo prompt – see Part I – third from the bottom. Many thanks to Charli and all the ranch leaders for corralling this collection together so we might feast our eyes and hearts.
September 13, 2018, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story that includes pasta. It can be spaghetti, macaroni and cheese, or any variety. It can be a meal or a work of art. Go where the prompt leads.
I hope you enjoy my story.
MY LONDON MARATHON
by
Kelvin M. Knight
I squinted through the rain. The other competitors looked comically savage – the way their dyed hair dripped down their faces. These fun runners were out my league. Hugging my bin liner coat, I felt under dressed. I felt under trained. I should have done more. These words were my epitaph.
Still, I eat more than anyone else at the pasta party yesterday evening; those complex carbohydrates would be on my side, along with this pantomime horse, this giant banana, and this woman with a refrigerator chained to her back.
Seeing the BBC camera swing my way, I waved furiously.
(99 words)
Amazing the fancy dress outfits people choose to run in! it’s enough of a challenge even in shorts and vest.
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It is indeed, Annecdotist. All part of the fun, or so I am told.
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A pasta meal to the rescue of under dressed and under prepared marathon runner.
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Got it in one, Abhijit. Food is such an important commodity. Thanks for reading.
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What a fun event, and so well reported in a fun story. It made me smile.
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Thank you, Norah. So glad to see that smile, and return it as I read this comment again.
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🙂
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Love the garbag coat – so lightweight and practical. Won’t weigh you down at all as you sprint along 🙂
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You sound like a pro, Railli – you really do!
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Gee, thanks!
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😇
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I enjoyed that, Kelvin. I like the way you tell us about the runner through what he does and the costume he chooses.
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Thank you, Penny. I am glad you found enjoyment in my running, not running, the London Marathon.
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