Overall, it was good. I wasn't as trained for this race as I would have like to have been. I was literally breaking in new shoes and I crammed my training in during the last month. I didn't go about this too well, but I was able to finish, and cross Pennsylvania off the map of marathon states.

Don't schedule a marathon the same weekend I'm hanging out with the rugby alumni.

I wasn't as prepared for the race as I could have been. For staying out late the night before, I felt fine, but when it comes down to it, it was probably not being as prepared physically as I could have been.


This was an okay course. I went to East Stroudsburg University, so I'm familiar with the area. The course was beautiful and if you are looking to qualify for Boston, this course is perfect. My only complaint is that there were so many areas that were just dead. I wish the race organizers could some how incorporate more of Main Street with all of the shops as well as using the areas around ESU. Towards the end you were running through the neighborhoods which was great, but I would have like to have seen more of that.