Well this marathon was very similar to previous ones. Similar because I fell apart towards the end. The unfortunate and sad part was I actually prepared well for this one. My IT band flared up at about 11 miles. I pushed pretty well for some miles after but the pain was pretty intense. Once I started the crazy downhill by Diamond Valley I knew my my sub 3 goal was going to be out of reach. I was a little emotional because I put a lot of good mileage in the last 5 months. Then to have the same dang injury flare up and ruin my race was disheartening. I debated dropping out and preserving my leg but for some reason I decided not to. I stopped a lot to get icy hot on my legs and stopped for a bathroom break. Maybe I’ll never master the marathon and that’s ok. I just want to be in good shape and run far.
Splits:
1. 6:45
2. 6:59
3. 6:36
4. 6:27
5. 6:35
6. 6:17
7. 6:16
8. 7:30
9. 7:09
10. 7:05
11. 7:32
12. 6:58
13. 6:44
14. 7:00
15. 6:49
16. 7:19
17. 7:22
18. 7:43
19. 8:27
20. 8:25
21. 8:22
22. 9:41
23. 11:43
24. 10:11
25. 10:08
26. 9:42
.28. 9:17 (pace)
3:29:26
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