Notes
Late start for me. Got to Afton late, then compounded the problem by going to packet pickup, RETURNING to car to change, then running back (uphill no less!) to the start line, and getting there more than 4 minutes after the starting gun had gone off. Still, I finished with a 2:03:20 by Garmin (2:07:36 official gun time). My Garmin time would've given me 2nd place in Grand Master category, so I'm not complaining. I finished 5th GM despite the 4 minutes, and my pace was close to 8:00 until the last 2 miles.
Solid effort. I'll be back next year: (a) on time for the start, and (b) without having run Grandma's 2 weeks prior.