Comments: Course is notably hilly, especially in the first 8 miles. Drink stations were at very unpredictable intervals...which was a bit of an issue since they had switched to a no-calorie sports drink on the course this year (meaning calories had to come from either self-supported drinking or gels...since I used gels, it was tough to stay on routine, not knowing exactly when to expect the next water). Lots of iconic LA sights along the route and better crowd support than the first two years for this course.
Comments: Overall the LA Marathon was unforgettable, especially being my first marathon. The course was challenging, but honestly not much to look at. The crowd support was pretty good, VERY AWESOME in some stretches for sure. Thankfully the weather held up, if it rained like it did last year, yikes (I was horribly cold at the finish). The finish area was a horrible nightmare.
For the race itself, I was shooting for a 4:30 although from my training I thought that I might even crack a 4:20, boy was I off. Nevertheless, through a bad knee and some fatally stupid decision making the one thing that was absolutely priceless was that I was taken to some real deep waters this race. I found out a lot about myself and what I could gut myself through. In the end isn't that what its all about?
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