Great job! I think a successful race since you had pretty consistent splits & were able to finish strong. And enjoy a vacation.

(I will be living vicariously through everyone's fall marathon RR's, since I will be missing mine...keep 'em coming, people!)

What a gorgeous course!  It sounds like you ran a strong and smart race and got to enjoy a nice vacation with your family.  A win all around!  Congrats.

Thanks for the write-up! It was a good RR to read. It must have been a good feeling to know that even though training hadn't gone according to plan, you can still pull out a good run at the FM distance.

Your splits show and prove you ran a strong, good race, and passing people late is a wonderful feeling!

 

Congratulations, did the mental demons pay you a visit at all, or were you in the zone for the duration?

I think because I went into it with little to no expectations, beyond finishing without destroying myself, the demons didn't have anything to play with. When I started to feel some fatigue in my hip flexors I had a mile or two of wondering when the other shoe would drop and it would go from fatigue to pain or if my glute would seize up, but when that didn't develop, I just kept moving on and enjoying the scenery.

Nice report and congrats! Sounds like all said and done you had a good time - which is the most important thing imo.

Congrats Shari!! Another one in the books in good form!

Great RR and a great race!  You ran nice even splits and going in without expectations, it sounds like you were really able to enjoy the race and enjoy your whole family vacation.  Beautiful pictures, too!