This was my first race that didn't involve swimming and biking before getting to the run. I didn't want to start out to fast and runn out of gas at the end. I was hoping to average somewhere between 10:20 and 10:35 for the whole race. During the start the course was blocked from much wind by the surrounding buildings. A little over a mile into the race you run by rainbow row and some beautiful houses on the battery. I felt like I could have been running a little faster but I was trying to maintain my pace. About 3 or 4 miles into the race, you start leaving the down-town area and start with the more run down part of the city and the industrial looking areas. There were several small bands playing along the first part of the route. The head wind was brutal and never-ending. I think there may have been about a 1/4 stretch where I didn't feel like the wind was not in my face. Things were going along fine until about mile 8 or 9 and things seem to slow down a little. The water stations were out of cups by about mile 6. I also think skipping breakfast was not a very good idea. I started to run out of gas. Nutrition has always been a challenge for me but I think not eating goes more along the lines of just dumb. By mile 12 I wanted to stop and walk but I made up my mind that i was going to run the whole race. I pushed through and finished the race without walking and was pleased with finishing.

Eat breakfast and hydrate better during the race.

Got my medal and walked to get some water and oranges.


Bad nutrition


This is the first running race i've ever done so I don't have anything but triathlons to compare. It is just the second year of the marathon and they still have some bugs to work out but I enjoyed the race. I'll probably do the race again next year except maybe the full marathon next year.