OK, No excuses. I wanted to do sub 4. I didn't do it. There are several factors that kept me from it but mostly it was under prepardeness. My heel kept me from doing much long stuff so I knew I wouldn't do great. The other thing that ate up a bunch of time was the huge crowd. My first 5 k was 40:17. I tried to get through traffic but the number of people kept it from happening till much later. Lastly, the last few miles my left knee was really hurting. IT band I think. This is the last of my running till my heel gets better. I will be stretching and doing other training until much later this year. Then it is start up slow and stady...

Seeded myself much closer to the front.

Training. Number of runners.


I liked this course better than any other I have run. I was great to see all the sites.
I was dissapointed with the aid stations. There were plenty of stations but I expected there to be more with Gels. There was one early on and one about mile 15 and Sport Beans at around 20. I didn't pick up any early on because I expected there to be more at each station. It probably said this in the guide but I missed it. I brought a bottle of Perpetum and 1 gel pack which helped carry me to the mid way gels. I was planning on not using anything but what is on course. Glad I brought it along.

This is still a must do race. The Marines and other armed forces present along with the scenery were very moving and well worth it!!!

AND I GOT TO SAY HEY TO SWEET CORN AND BUTCH CAN"T SWIM. We happened to run into each other early in the race. Very cool!