Notes
First marathon. Quite a learning experience.
I felt great for the first 22 miles. At just before 22, my legs started locking up on me, and my knees were very tight. I think this is a result of not doing nearly enough training on the pavement. Most of my training...rather very near to all of my training...was done on a treadmill. I need to tear myself away from that for next time and only use it when it's raining.
My hydration was perfect.
Next time, i will utilize Clif Shots rather than GU. The consistency of the Clif shot makes it much easier to swallow without messing up breathing or choking on the gel. The Vanilla tasted much better than any of the GU flavors too.
The weather was perfect.
Sara Schroeder gave me my finisher's medal, so that was awesome.
I'm ready...although not today...for the next one.
Race results: http://results.active.com/pages/oneResult.jsp?pID=27568668&rsID=47350