Began the race just a shade to hard, 7:37 the first mile. Caught a groove by pacing myself behind three ladies (averaged around 8:00/mile). I took a gel between miles 7 and 8. After mile 9, I noticed the ladies began slowing up so. I also looked at my watch and realized I could be sub 1:45:00 if I pushed myself harder, so I kicked it in gear and passed them. The last two miles I ran 7:52 and 7:40. Near the end, I passed another guy. He tried hanging on, but finally let me go. It was sweet joy when I hit the finish line below 1:45:00. There were a lot of volunteers with a lot of aid stations. Bypassed a few of them because I was staying plenty hydrated. Ran into issues operating my watch, therefore, my time isn't exact. I'm patiently waiting the final results. Oh ya, during my run I listened to Bride (The Jesus Experience album) and Deliverence (What a Joke and Stay of Execution albums). Also, I saw the Greenwells during the run. After talking with Bruce, he ran a 2:05:00 or a 2:07:00 (I cant remember) which he said is very good for him.

For starters, get more sleep. Secondly, continue to pace myself the first couple of miles and run my own race.

Talked with my family. Shaked my muscles a lot. Went to eat at McDonalds and did a nice little stretch in the parking lot.


Had a good run. At this point, I ran the best race I could.


People were very hospitable. Even though the race was late, you couldn't ask for better volunteers. I would love to continue running this race.