Not my best, not my worst. I stopped my garmin when I had to wait in line to use the POP and it said my time was under 4:20. So the POP really cut into my time. I had to stop twice. Bummer - literally.
There were only 816 people who ran the marathon. I was in the top half. Which doesn't say much for the people behind me. Nice medal and finisher's long sleeve shirt. They called it a jacket, but just because it has a 4 inch zipper under the chin, that doesn't really mean it's a jacket. It will be nice to wear when cooler weather comes around again in the fall.
Highlight was seeing Meb, 2 weeks out from his Boston win. I wonder if he's taken the medal off since then.
Here's the start of the run.
They began the run with a Howitzer blast...I just don't know how to post the video. Because I hung out on the lawn video taping the blast, I was at the end of the field of runners. Most of them were running the half marathon. I tried to catch up to the 4:20 pace group but never did find them. I passed the 4:00 pace group and got a bit worried, but then realized it was the half marathon 4:00 group. They had some new kind of fuel drink/ electrolytes I'd never seen or tried before. Might have had something to do with the bathroom breaks. They promised that their product wouldn't cause stomach distress. Pie Crust Promise.
I was sore for 5 days after finishing this run. Lots of hills (I wasn't prepared for). When people ask me how the marathon was, I say, "I'm glad it's over." That's all I have to say about that.
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