The Last Miles

Amazing, I was truly amazed at the fact I was not dying. I felt that I was going to have the mile 24 experience of 1990, but it never happened! When I realized that I was OK and that I was going to finish pretty strong, I got giddy like a little school boy. I was running along the crowds cheering them on to cheer us on. I stopped and danced for a few seconds near a choir. I started chatting with a few people and was talking to everyone and thanking the volunteers for their time. (I had been trying to do this the entire race). I ran a pretty well planned race here are my splits:

clock2:11, Chip Start

1-9:16, 2-11:46, 3- 11:00, 4- 9:54, 5- 9:46, 6-9:34, 7-10:37, 8-9:05, 9-9:36, 10-9:31, 11-10:40, 12-9:30, 13-9:38, 14-9:36, 15-10:01, 16-10:46, 17- 10:45, 18-10:51, 19-9:44, 20-10:26, 21-10:00, 22+23+24-29:52 (space), 25- 10:17, 26-11:07, 26.2- 2:13

I don't really know what most of this means, it appears that some miles were faster, some were slower, I took gels when I remembered to, I stopped when I needed to pee. It is weird, but the breaks seemed to make the routine easier.

Anyhow, tomorrow, I will tell you about the next race. Did I mention that I had a great time! I am an athlete again. Not that this matters to anyone on the planet but me.... I can run a long way!

Be well. Curtai