Notes
Prep went smoothly. Alarms went off at 5:00, which gave me plenty of time to make myself a shake, take a shower, and get dressed. Sorry, no run for Sage this morning. Able to park quite close to the start. Got to Cook Pavilion by 6:15, giving me plenty of time to chill, not that it was chilly.
Tried to start with the 1:45 pacers, but just didn't have it in me. I did manage to stay with the 1:50s pretty well. The follow pacer only passed me a mile 11, so it wasn't too discouraging.
I guess under 9 for 13 is good for me these days. Maybe if I trained more seriously I could do better. A concept to consider.
Oh, and weather was great this year. (For me, 66F at the finish; some marathoners are finishing at 78F.)
My age-grading was 68% (168/6393 = 2.6%).