40 Miles
On April 9, I ran 40 miles: four miles before the St. Louis Marathon, 26.2 during, and then 9.8 miles after. Help from family and friends, perfect weather (35 degrees at the start, 60 degrees at the end, no wind), and lots of l8-25-mile training runs from January-March combined to make it easier than expected.
Beer shower: I couldn't have run 40 miles without an incredible crew feeding and running with me for 6+ hours. I fed off their energy. Thanks to Thin Lizzie, JPD, Bri Guy, and Mar-ten.
Mile 18 pitstop: Diesel "only" (his word) ran the first 22 miles, so he didn't make it into the post-run picture.
Motivation: My four-year-old fully expected me to win the marathon.
Beer shower: I couldn't have run 40 miles without an incredible crew feeding and running with me for 6+ hours. I fed off their energy. Thanks to Thin Lizzie, JPD, Bri Guy, and Mar-ten.
Mile 18 pitstop: Diesel "only" (his word) ran the first 22 miles, so he didn't make it into the post-run picture.
Motivation: My four-year-old fully expected me to win the marathon.
posted by John at Wednesday, April 12, 2006
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