I didn't train for this race, so in my mind this was a long training day and I was looking for a good workout- mission accomplished. I started in the front corral with the jackrabbits and found a good pace group by mile 3. They were running a little slower than I desired, but I needed someone to pace me or else I'd blow-up by mile 6. I picked up the pace the last 5 miles and was pleased with the finish time. My left knee hurts quite a bit, but it only set-in around mile 11 so wasn't too much of a drain on speed. My splits:
8:34
8:09
8:32
8:01
8:26
7:59
8:00
8:07
8:07
7:58
8:01
8:00
8:25

Nothing, this was a good race.

Lots of food and water, I slept for about 1 1/4 hrs while waiting for Luis to finish the full.


Training time and high-end speed, but those will come closer to Nationals.


I'd do this race again, but I'll still never do a full-marathon unless it comes at the end of an Ironman.