Finished! 3:19:37
It’s finished! With a total time of 3 hours, 19 minutes, and 37 seconds, I smashed my previous marathon time by more than half an hour! The best thing about yesterday’s race was how I felt. There were no cramps, no leg stiffness, no dehydration. It was a textbook race and I felt great the entire way.
My performance yesterday definitely has me wondering if I could make this a more serious thing. As in, if I train more rigorously, maybe I could make marathons an annual thing. I started to fade a little bit at mile 22. If I had done more distance training in the lead-up to yesterday, I think I could have built better endurance and definitely beat 3:10 (thus qualifying for the Boston Marathon)
Maybe Chicago 2011??
For now, I’m savoring the moment. What an amazing course! And I had an amazing support group of family and friends there to cheer for me, which certainly helped propel me.
Pics will be posted when I get them. What a rush!
My marathon finish at the San Diego Rock n' Roll Marathon, 2005. Official time - 3:56:47
My marathon finish at the ING New York City Marathon, 2010. Official time - 3:19:37
