Notes
45F 73%H 40DP, the Shamrock Marathon in Virginia Beach, VA. Met Michelle Edwards there on Saturday.
Got up at 0325 to leave at 0425 to arrive at the airport at 0525 for a 0725 flight, using the Fastrack shuttle service. Hardly any line at security, so was at the gate even earlier than planned.
Took a cab from ORF to the hotel (Holiday Inn Oceanside at 21 street). The cab fare was in the mid $40s. Got to the hotel too early to check in, so checked my bag and walked over to Honeybees for a pancake breakfast, which for the second year in a row I couldn't finish. Went back to the hotel, checked in, unpacked, and went to the expo. Tried to nap most of the afternoon. Michelle had plane delay issues so didn't get in 'til late. I drank a few glasses of wine at the bar.
On Saturday I went for a run (Aussie Carbo Load) while the 8k was going on. Michelle joined me for breakfast at Honeybees and then we went to the expo. I walked up with her to around 31st street where we had lunch. Went back to my hotel and laid down for a bit until dinner time. Michelle joined me at my hotel (took a cab) and we did the buffet thing which was quite good. She took a cab back. I had a couple of glasses of wine and went to bed.
Race was cold and windy, but not as bad as last year. I wore a long sleeve shirt with a long sleeve throw away over it, gloves, and a baseball cap. Also wore calf sleeves. Had Vitargo S2 in my water bottle. Also took a couple of gels that I didn't use. I did have one just before the race though. I also had a couple of two-day old muffins along with coffee before the race.
Didn't try to run to cadence. I knew it was going to be a throw-away day so just took it easy. Looks like I lost my legs during mile 21.
Got back to my hotel around 2:00 PM, took a shower, and only had to wait about 5 minutes for a cab to get back to ORF. There was no wait at security so got to the gate about half an hour before boarding. Got home at 1959.
Official time was 5:06:42 and was bib number 3152.
#23 on RA YTD mileage.