Kept a pretty good pace the whole race. Thought I'd might "blow up" with my HR at 170 and rising mid way through the race. But my breathing was good and the legs felt ok so I kept on. Did not walk at all and can honestly say that I left it all on the course.
Pace at 4.5 mark was 9:08, for the race it was 9:14.

Nothing really. Maybe should have arrived at the satelite parking lot a little earlier since there were so many people. Had to wait about an hour for the shuttle bus and once we got off the bus, had literly minutes before the gun. They were already delayed 20 minutes and there were still several hundred people that were behind us waiting for a bus. Never seen so many peple peeing openly in the woods, men women alike. Anyway, was not able to work my way up to the 2:00 hour pace setter but did catch the 2:10 and made sure I stayed ahead of her.

Grabbed my medal and bottle of water and went looking for the kids. They actully found me. Got out of my damp shirt and vest and put on the hoodie. Made our way to the refreshments for bananas and pizza. Found the beer garden for a nice IPA. Legs were tightening up so decided to get a massage. Had to wait about 15 minutes but it was worth it as Lal from Athletic Edge gave me a great 20 minute massage - thanks Lal! Once done we wandered around for a bit before finding where the shuttle bus pick up area was. Walked to the other side of the complex and then waited for about an hour and a half before we got on a bus! Not a good way to end what was a pretty good day to that point.


215 pounds!


The logistics of getting people to and from the race was a disaster. Waiting over 2 and a half hours to get to and from the race was ridiculous.