Well we did it. I finally completed my first marathon. IT WAS AWESOME!!! Im very glad that I picked the San Diego Marathon. It was a beautiful course along the city, with a lot of site seeing and music to go with it. Having all the people cheer along the way helped. The temp was beautiful very cool in the morning but not to warm by the afternoon.
I ran with teamate Lauren Bowmen from Blue Pants. Although this was not her first it was mine, having that experience helped me reserve myself and enjoy the marathon. We stayed together until about mile 21 and for the most part we were averaging about an 8:40 mile. At mile 21 I hit my wall, my knee seemed to have gotten so stiff that it locked up. I came to far to back out at this point, so I sped walked and shuffled(whatever I could bare) for the next two miles. At mile 24 something relaxed in my knee and I was able to continue running for the last two miles. This was kinda upsetting cause the whole time my muscles felt great with minimal fatigue but the joint just wasn't having it, so I had no choice but to rest a bit. I was able to walk around ok after resting it after the race.
All in all my chip time was 4:07, averaging a 9:27 /mile pace. I had a lot of fun got more than my share of sun and laughs. And gained a little experience along the way, somewhere. | 