I finished!!

HEY all! I'm alive and well after yesterdays marathon! Overall a great day for running! The weather was perfect! I did well, a few second slower per mile than last year.... but at least I did it and finished!
I started of a bit too fast, I think.


I do have some complaints about this years race- 1. I got to the Civic Center a bit before 7 am and they were out of Marathon shirts!! (and NO I didn't want a half-or 5k shirt DUH) so now they have to mail them to everyone who didn't get one at the start. 2. the course changed- "more flat and faster!" NOT- I would have preferred last years course. The last 5 miles had more hills than the last 5 last year... not where you want the hills!!! I think Im going to try a different one next year.
The good things about this years race- Dave met me at mile 23 to push me through. Boy did he try! But my legs could only go so fast, it was the slowest he has ever seen me run (a fast walk for him) But I would have ended up walking more and longer each time if he was not there. Thanks Dave! The food at the finish was WAY better than last year. Couscous, Orrzo salads, Stonyfield smoothies, soups and beer!
A great day to run- and at least I finished... Ill have to train harder next year to get out of this same time rut =)

Hartford Marathon Approaching!

First - Congrads to everyone who ran in Chicago under the extreme weather conditions. And may you recover fast and easily.

October 13th Saturday 8 am - Hartford Marathon! My second marathon, last year I ran Hartford as my first. Im really looking forward to the end of the race where they changed the route and there is not those hills that i remember. Also looking forward to the END of the race in general. I just want to get it over with. I have yet to decide if Im going to wear my GPS. My goal for this year is to be a little bit faster - without the hills at the end I think its possible, but lets not jinx it.
Wish me luck and send me energy, I will need both in good amounts.