So my 4th marathon is in the memory bank. It was my slowest marathon to date, yet I feel good about the whole thing considering what I was able to bring to the table for this one. I had assumed that I would probably be in the 4:15 - 4:30 range, I just wish that it would have felt a little bit easier than it did. In July I hurt my achilles and took 4 weeks off when I should have been ramping up my miles, this past Wednesday I decided to start getting sick and the weather was nice and warm! So I feel very good about how things played out. I took it easier when I felt like something may be on the verge of getting hurt and I ran a bit faster at other times. I was diligent in taking some walking breaks as I had promised myself and my PT dude. My parents and our daughters were at the finish line for us this year. It's the first time my parents were able to come to a marathon and watch. I was excited to see them as I ran to the finish line but I never saw them and they never saw me. : ( There were a lot of people coming in when I was coming and I must have blended in with the crowd. They were able to see Tom and Terry come in though. It was hard to see lots of people go down or have to be shuttled off the course this year. I'm curious of how many DNFs there were. It was fun to have Terry and his family with us at the condo again! It was also fun to meet Jeff Shadley and his cute family who stayed in our condo next door. I am writing this report back at home on Sunday and feeling quite well. For some reason I don't get quite as stiff and sore in my muscles as most people. I will take things easy this next month and then I think I will put some time into 5K speed work again like I did last winter.
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