I completed the St Jude Marathon!
Posted: December 6, 2009 at 10:43 am
Yesterday I ran the St Jude marathon in Memphis TN. This was my first, but probably not last marathon.
The race was extremely difficult. I have plantar fasciitis on one foot which decided to flare up about 10 miles in, and knee pain which decided to show up again at about mile 13.
My training and nutrition were good though, at the 1-hour mark I felt like I had not been running at all. Even at the half way point I was feeling pretty fresh. After 14 miles or so, it started going down hill.
My goal was just to complete it, and while the official times are not posted, my heart rate monitor said I did it in about 5:50. It’s slow, but I don’t mind, just glad to have accomplished this.
Very happy to be done with all this silly running for a while so i can focus on riding! 200k is coming up January 16th!
