I was not at all motivated today - but finally loaded up my camelback and headed out around 2:30 p.m. I ran down to the Dimple Dell Recreation area and hiked/ran to the end of the trail area up in Granger. Off the trails about 8.3 miles - I stopped to dump all the sand out of my shoes and then tried to figure out where in the heck I was and how to get home. Took a potty break at a 7-11 around mile 10 and put some ice in my running cap. Felt a hot spot on my left foot at 12.5, so stopped again and cleaned all the sand off my foot and running socks and that cleared it up. I was getting pretty tired - so took another potty break at Harmon's with one mile to go and picked up some post race chocolate milk, a steak and a mop. I'm sure I looked intelligent running home with a mop the last mile. I just heard Deena Kastor had something pop in her foot and pulled out of marathon. Bummer.
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