Great weather for a Marathon. 37 at the start, but little wind. Unlike my friend Yasir, I love the colder conditions. 42-44 is probably my ideal temp. I was happy to meet Yasir at the expo and then again between Miles 18-19. He is very kind and ran a great race! You were right Tom, Yasir beat me :)
I made the decision to run off feel. I did not check my watch once until mile 26. I figured with a rougher training cycle, a body that never fully recovered from the illness and a house full of strep throat - it was best to approach it that way.
The marathon is a great one to run. The only complaint is they start the half marathon runners with the full and with the race getting bigger.... well too much weaving for the first few miles. You actually have people walking. Overall though, a great race that I am sure will be on the list again. Splits with no watch check? 8:01, 7:34, 7:39, 7:28, 7:31, 7:25, 7:30, 7:47, 7:43, 7:39, 7:41, 7:53, 7:47, 7:43, 7:56, 8:10, 8:05, 8:22, 7:52, 8:06, 8:44, 8:54, 8:44, 8:34, 8:56, 8:17 and add .21.
Not my best race obviously, but best this year so I will build off that and back to the drawing board.
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