Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon - RunMarathon

This is a great race. Had a perfect day for running and the course is a real gem. I was hammering along at my dream pace for the first 8 miles and then hit a snag. Right quad started acting really funny and I knew then I had a decision to make. Decided to dial it back right then and there. Had a dream goal of sub 4 hours but that was if everthing went perfect. It didn't and I'm fine with it. Went along at a good strong pace until mile 18 or so when things got tough. I was shooting for a 4:15 at this point but lost some mental focus and was getting sick and tired of being near Sven Sundgaard and his little groupie troup. Pace dropped a little more and I started to throw some walk breaks in. Pace did slow more than I would have liked but still managed to finish under 4:30 and knocked almost 55 minutes off old PR.

Would like to get out earlier to get in a decent position. I like having pacers and we were a couple of minutes behind the 5:30 pace group to start with. Took a long time to catch groups and I had no real way to judge pace as I am not good at going by feel. Several times I looked at Garmin to find I was going slower than I wanted. This may have saved me from collapse at the end but I still feel I could have went faster. This really does not bother me btw. I am very happy with this race.

Crossed finish line and looked for food. Tank was very empty and I needed something quick. Got something to eat and then waited for Kelly. Ended up I didn't have to wait long and I heard her name announced. Good day both of us.


My weight. I am still not happy with where I am for weight. I am going to commit to getting down to 200 pounds for Ironman next year. This would be a 30 pound drop in 49 weeks. Totally doable if I have the commitment.


This was a great event. I will not do it next year due to IM training but plan on hitting it up again in the future.