Post Marine Corps Marathon

It is 4 days after the Marine Corps Marathon my second marathon. I ran a PR of 3:28:45, not bad. About half way I thought I may have a shot a BQing but a few more miles and I came back to reality. All of my soreness is gone now and today is my final day off. I start running again in the morning.

The marathon experience was great again. We all had a good time during the couple of days in DC. Race morning was unique for sure. I meet up with a Joe Bullis a friend from my home town. We talked before the start and actually started the race together. This was his first marathon and his goal was 5 hours (which he achieved) and my pace was a little faster so he let me go after the first two steps.

I had a very good run. My training was right on pace and I relieve what I need to do for my next marathon; more long runs at a faster pace. I think I may need to do some 5k races to work on speed as well.

Overall great weekend. Looking to do longer distance races/runs next year. Not planning on running the MCM next year the race is on Halloween. Need to be at home for Elizabeth that weekend.

Tired / Excited

Well I am feeling tired and excited at the same time but some of the excitement has escaped me after I saw the weather forecast for race day. I looks like it might rain. Last year it looked like the same but on rained the day before and was nice race day. I am hoping for good weather. Running in the rain will take away some of the fun.
The tired thing is just that I have been really busy with something alomost every night for that past three weeks. I just need to get some extra sleep and the taper part will get me ready.

Taper Time

10 days out from the Marine Corps Marathon and I am full swing taper. This year has been very different than last. I rode my bike a lot more this summer and did not get into the full swing of running until August. The months of September and October have been very good. I have not missed a training run over the last several weeks. I am hoping to run a 3:30 or better, that may be tough. Jennifer and I are running a 5k this Saturday. The race starts at 7pm so it should be a fun event.