I was running with my buddy Sam and his wife. At the start we took off and just stayed right between the 4:15 pacers and the 4:30. We just plugged along for the first several miles feeling good and talking about this and that. When we made a turn at mile 6 we where coming back up along a wood line , I had to make a quick pit stop, but had ran ahead of Sam and he passed me just as I was coming back on to the road. His wife was yelling at me "Steven what are you doing" she thought it would embrass me, but it will take more than that. We got up around mile 11 and coming down the boardwalk into a strong headwind which made it chilly also. Sam's wife fell off the pace around there also. When we hit the 1/2 point the clock was at 2:07ish (gun time) and we felt good. Around mile 14 we where leading the 4:15 pace group for a mile or so and then we fell back. The group was real tight and you are bumping into people, when we fell back it was nice. Around the 14 or 15 mile is when we saw the mens leaders heading back. At around mile 16ish Sam wanted to walk a bit so we started a walk/run. I think he was hurting a little and mentally also, (he was now running farther than he had ever run) but we would just rest a bit and get back to it. I was still feeling real good. As we got into Ft. Story around mile 21 or 22 my stomach kinda turned on me. I am not sure if it was to much liquid or what, but in 3-4 minutes it passed, BUT I started really hurting from this point on. My gas tank was starting to get empty. Sam and I just kept one another going and I think the resting did more for him than me. We got to mile 25 and he just kept saying you and me we started together we finish together. I was shuffling along and we finally made a little turn and you could see the finish line so we pick it up a little and as we got closer picked it up a little more and finished together.

P.S. My wife did her 1/2 marathon in 1:59:29(PR)

I do not know.

Grabbed a water and went back to the finish line to see Debbie finish. We then went ot the tent to get some food, but changed our mind because the line was long. I was a little dissapointed that I could find no Gatorade after the race. Then where one of the major sponsors and the "on course" sports drink, you would think they would have some for after as well. I know it is not a real big seal but sometime little things like this get to me.


Who knows...