I did the best I could - 2:10:21
I planned the race reasonably poorly from the beginning and I don't have anyone but myself to blame for that. I dumbly decided to go to the Headphones' concert even after I found out that it started at 11:30PM on Saturday and my race started at 7AM Sunday. Which left me about 3.5 hours of sleep. Also, my gigantic cough (which I still have in full swing) made everything bad into something worse.
Interestingly, except for the weather, Columbus' race was better than Cleveland's in almost every way. In Cleveland, a key station ran out of PowerAde, many of the race clocks were broken (including the finish line!), and their post-race plan could only be described as "herding". I had to walk during the race a lot more than I wanted to. I guess there's a reason people run well-rested and healthy.
I wish I could have had my shit together better enough to get people there (sorry everyone). Don't worry, though: my first full marathon will have a mandatory friends and family attendance policy.
Interestingly, except for the weather, Columbus' race was better than Cleveland's in almost every way. In Cleveland, a key station ran out of PowerAde, many of the race clocks were broken (including the finish line!), and their post-race plan could only be described as "herding". I had to walk during the race a lot more than I wanted to. I guess there's a reason people run well-rested and healthy.
I wish I could have had my shit together better enough to get people there (sorry everyone). Don't worry, though: my first full marathon will have a mandatory friends and family attendance policy.
posted by Landon at 12:43 PM
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