Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon - Run

Emily, Paul, Dianne and I were running 2 marathons in 2 days. This was #1. I was taking this as a fun training run, so the goal was to finish, and have enough in me for tomorrows Fly Pig Marathon. I stuck with Emily the entire race. Nothing much to report really. It started raining at mile 6, and only got heavier as the race went on. Emily was having potty issues, so that forced me to do some walking while she was in the porta pot. This was actually good for me, to force me to do some walking, as that will happen A LOT for my triple, and probably for pacing Mel in Florida in a few weeks. I felt a bit more tired and sore in this race than I expected, but noting major. I had fun.

Nothing. This went pretty close to what I expected.

Grabbed the stupid mylar blanket, got Emily and headed as fast as I could make her go towards the car. I knew the chills would start hitting soon and bad, since we were drenched, and it was still raining and chilly out. Finally got to the car and changed into dry cloths. Hands stayed numb for most of an hour.


Nothing. This was not for speed.


Derby is fun. The highlight is running through Churchhill Downs. The course is kinda average after that.