Remembered to go easy at the beginning and was good at watching heart rate. Tried to keep it in the low 150's, but it kept creeping up to 160. Since I felt okay, I just kept going. Glad I had my own Gatorade, water stops were a long way out -like mile 3 or 4 for the first one and I honestly don't remember a second one. Took a goo at mile 4, good timing, felt like we were starting to climb and we had been warned about the hill at mile 5.5 to not get to perky until after that last hill. The hill wasn't so bad, but I picked it up a bit after I was sure it was all downhill.

Maybe push a little harder.

Walked to food - pizza never tasted so good! It was hot! Had to hurry to shower and get dry so could watch my cousin Adam finish the marathon.


Probably should have used some malto in my Gatorade. Did not drink as much as I should have and might have performed better. Being so hungry at the end was clear indication I did not get enough nutrition during the race.


Extremely well organized race with lots of options and overlap that makes for a fun time no matter what distance you run. Even with the rain, everything went off without a hitch. Very friendly race volunteers. LOTS of signs out on the course are very helpful especially with so many races sharing parts of the same course. Do not think there were enough water stops on the 10k. Finish line food was great - hot pizza! loved that I could shower at the wellness center before driving home.