I really wanted to run this in under two hours.

Mile 1 - 9:24 - too slow! Started out downhill through lots of people traffic.
Mile 2 and 3 - 17:25 - flying! I felt good, made up some lost time from the first mile, and decided to settle into a pace a little slower than those two miles.
Mile 4 - 9:03 - good. steady. happy.
Mile 5 - 9:00 - still a little fast, but I know the uphills are coming. The pace was pretty comfortable.
Mile 6 - 8:54 - really fast!
Mile 7 - 9:12 - made a conscious effort to slow down a bit.

..now the trouble starts...

Mile 8 - 9:44 - I walked a few times, for short distances. The outside of my knee was experiencing some stabbing pain! I did some quick math and figured out I could still come in under two hours.
Mile 9 - 11:07 - Something is seriously wrong with my knee. Every impact with the ground shoots pain. I knew my race was over, but I wanted to finish.
Mile 10 - 10:31 - Running stiff-legged seems to still work for me. I want to keep moving and get to the finish quickly so the pain will end.
Mile 11 - 12:56 - Resorted mostly to walking... it was sad, because I had the energy to keep going!
Mile 12 - 15:09 - Walking. Lots of walking. Plenty of energy. Sad to not be able to move
Mile 13 (plus .1) - 15:33 - Coming down the final stretch, everyone was talking and pointing at me. I just wanted to be done!

A wonderful medic helped me hobble from the finish line to the first aid tent.

Not mess up my LCL?

I think when I rolled my ankle two weeks ago, I managed to strain my LCL. Because I didn't run, I didn't feel any problems there...

Ice at the medical tent. Beer with my lunch.


My LCL (or whatever injury which will be diagnosed next week, hopefully)


Awesome race. I'd love to do it again, preferable without knee injury!