Under Armour Baltimore Marathon - RunMarathon

I was planning on running with the 4hr. pace group from Gieco. I wanted to be conservative for my first marathon and just finish without injury so I decided on running with the 4:15 pace group. These guys and one girl were so fun, motivating and energetic! I was glad to run with them. Dave, another BT'er had a monkey velcroed to his back and was blowing a horn at every mile. The pace group was loud and fun. Around mile 6, I felt like I was running too slow so I ran at my own pace. I knew from mile 16-20 I would slow down on the incline. At mile 9 my teen daughter was along side the road at the Inner Harbor and I ran over and smacked her a high 5. That was awesome and it gave me another boost of adrenaline. It started raining and became windy around mile 10 but I welcomed this because I started to cool off after the warm temperatures at the start. Around mile 16 we merged with the half marathoners. This was difficult for me because I had a lot of trouble passing them especially on the wet bumpy roads. The merge with the halfers caused the race to be very crowded. So I played it safe and ran conservatively. Around mile 24 I could hear the 4:15 pace group leaders ringing their bells and blowing the horn. They were behind me and a few of them yelled "go Linda" "looking good Linda" That gave me more energy. I ran fast the last 2 miles downhill through Camden Yards to the finish.

Pace myself faster at 3:5?.

After I crossed the finish line, the runners had to come to a complete stop. Hundreds of runners were stuck in the runner recovery area since it was so crowded. I would have liked to walk and stretch right away but I had to wait until I could get away from the congestion. After I got some water and a banana, I walked and stretched, met my daughter drove home.


Warm weather for the first hour, that is it. I knew I would finish and I enjoyed all of it!


I loved this race for my first marathon! Thousands of people were cheering for us all over the course, not just at the Inner Harbor. Even throughout the neighborhoods people were cheering for us, it was so motivating! This was an awesome race. I enjoyed seeing so many of the areas around the city.