Great job, Purdey!! Was that a 38 minute PR? Looking forward to your race report.

Congrats! awaiting your literary prose anxiously

Awesome awesome awesome!!!! When is your 100 again?

Purdey, you are awesome...and an hour faster than me on a much tougher course! Nice work, buddy! How are you feeling today?

Thanks Kirsten! I was genuinely really proud of how you dealt with your race and the pain of the last 6 miles - well done. Legs were a little sore (ok, they were bloody painful) the day after, but I seem to be back to about normal now. Had an easy 7 miles this morning and the quads didn't complain too much! Are you back into it yet? What is the next goal? (I'm betting on a Spring marathon...)

Heh...I found a 5.2 mile (not officially measured, but that's what several people with Garmins have found in previous years) trail race a half hour away on 11/15. It will be my first. DH thinks I'm nuts, especially since 1.5 miles of it are on beach. I figure it can't be any tougher than the last 6 miles of my 'thon. You know, walk/jogging that distance with cramps is FAR harder than running full-out. I have a new found respect for those people I see walking the last few miles of a long race, now. I'd do a Spring marathon, but I really love the 25k we have here in May and am also contemplating a pretty tough trail relay in June, so I'm shooting for marathon #2 next Fall...either Milwaukee (again), Grand Rapids, or Columbus (sounds like a few RAers are looking ahead to that race). Today I hope to do an easy 2-3 miles, just to get the blood flowing in the old legs a bit more. I'm almost pain-free, just mostly kinda stiff in the quads and calves.