13.1 miles of hell

Well not really.. but it was VERY hot.. did I mention the heat.. yeah bad.


My goal was under 3 hours and I did it in 2:34 so I was really happy with the time. But my body revolted a few days later and the pain was firmly settled. Took me a while to recover.

The Seafair Marathon and half-marathon crossed 520 bridge, which was the main reason I attempted the race. It had one really big hill between 7 and 9 mile mark, I honestly wanted to stop, but I did get my second wind and was able to finish. They really did not have good water supply, and at one station they had no cups, so they would pour water into people's mouths.. it was an experience.

Two women joined me at mile 9 and kept me talking and my mind off the road and that helped quite a bit. (Hence the pic at 11) I did manage to run across the line and completed the day with a visit from Gin and a movie and lunch with Kurt.

Over all not a bad way to celebrate the 4th day of being 40.









































































































Next year it will be one of the Rock and Roll Marathon's and travel from Tukwila to Seattle, not sure if I want to take that route, certainly not as pretty, but I hear the Rock and Roll marathons are really fun.

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