The official results are in, and my chip time was 4:04.22. I think that might be about the time of my first marathon. I guess if you look at how the wind affected everyone, I put in the effort to run a 3:49 race and ended up with a time of 4:04. But it's the weather, and there's nothing I can do but try and run a good race.
The big surprise of the results are that I had a negative split. I'm simply amazed because I was just dying the second half, yet I ran it four minutes faster than the first half, when I felt good. The first half split was 2:05, while the second half of was 2:00 (those times are by gun time, not chip time). I felt like I was trudging the last 6 miles, and yet somehow I ran the second half faster. I guess that's the one positive I can take away from the race.
Today the right knee feels swollen and sore, but the biggest leftover from the race is an allergy attack. Long runs leave the respiratory system susceptible to attacks, and of course my history of allergies doesn't help me in this case. I have a way of coping, though. Since it's Opening Day I have no plans other than sitting around and doing nothing. Yeah me!
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