I started out easy enough so that my heartrate was not too high. After about 3 miles, I found my pace that worked well. We ran out on a road for the first mile and then onto the rail trail from mile 1-26. When I reached the half way point it was 1:51 and I wanted to run faster so I picked up the pace until about mile 17 when I slowed a little. I started passing some people from mile 17 until the finish and saw 2 different young guys getting sick right on the track. I felt really bad for them. One interesting thought is I never ever run with headphones since I think it is too dangerous to be on the road with them. Since this was a trail in the rural PA woods and I read other reports that this course could get lonely and boring, I decide to wear headphones and use an Ipod. The first time. I think it helped me trudge through those last 9 miles when there were very few people around me.

I would like to have had a longer taper from the Boston Marathon being only 3 1/2 weeks before.

I kept walking for about 30 minutes, I don't like to stop moving until I feel my heartrate is back to normal.


I did the best I could since I just ran Boston. I was very pleased with my race today.


This race is put on by the deceased Bob Potts son Sean Potts. Sean's dad passed away on the swim portion of a tri 4 yrs. ago from a heart attack. This was his 2nd year as RD. He has started a great tribute to his dad. There were lots of volunteers. At some of the junctions of the trail, people were there to cheer, small town feeling for sure. Sean had bands playing at the end of the race. It ended in York College's track and field, very nice for the families to be there waiting in the stands, watching, and hearing their family memmber's name as they came into the stadium. My husband for the first time, saw me finish a race, he'd never been at any of my others. Good food at the end and very nice medals. Excellent small town, relaxing course, and marathon.