It was hot. It was humid. It was foggy. And then it was bright sunshine.
1/2 marathon: 2:14 and change, went really easy, felt like an easy (easier than my usual) training run.
Marathon: 4:31 and change. 4 minutes slower than last year, nowhere near my BQ time of 4:05. Did I say hot, humid, foggy and then hot and sunny?
But in general I feel good about my performance. Not too far off last year in much worse conditions. I know I can BQ if I "just" run a marathon and hit decent weather, but I am in no hurry to do it.
When I woke up this morning, I felt a little out of place--I wasn't within 5 miles of the Magic Kingdom!
My legs are coming around. I lifted weights yesterday (no legs), and that went well. I swam today, but cut it short at 1300 yards (planned=1500), since my quads were pinging me when I pushed off the wall. Massage tonight!
Knees are fine, calves are fine--nothing went truly mechanically wrong--but I am going to lose 2 toenails, and I got 3 blisters on my right foot, one of which is a blood blister that I guess I should pop. The other 2 are already mostly flattened out. And I'm still pretty hungry, even though I'm not doing anything.
More to come once I get it all down on paper. It was not quite as fun as last year, but still I'm glad I did it. I have zero concerns about Desoto Triple T. I mean come on, you only run marathon distance over THREE DAYS!
Favorite sign (sponsored by Sharpie) I saw on the marathon course: "If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving is not for you."
Peace out!
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3 comments:
I've been anxiously awaiting your return/report. Congrats two timer!
The important question...what did you wear??
Congrats on your finish! I love the skydiving sign too, it's always great to have some humor on the course.
Congrats Sistah!! No tutu this year???
I'm blocking some time to read the full report....hurry and post it!!
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