Back in the Saddle

After running 39.3 miles this past weekend, I got in a nice 6.5 mile run in the topical weather. Nice slow pace 10/mi on a hilly trail with 95% humidity and 85F.

Thanks to the golf course for the free cold water along the way!

Goofy Start to 2007

What a way to start 2007!

I successfully completed a 1/2 marathon race on Saturday and a full marathon the VERY next day!

The humid weather made my 2 hour half- marathon more difficult than I expected, but I still made it. It was hot for a guy that had trained the past 3 months in cold weather.

On Sunday we had the humid weather plus the sun to deal with. Marathon took me just over 4 1/2 hours to complete. 40 minutes slower than my Oct marathon. Wow, I was hot out there, but I ran a smart healthy marathon.

I was slower than I had planned, but had a great time accomplishing this. I'll be back to run a faster marathon somewhere this year!