Columbus Marathon
10/18/15
3:13:42
22/291 AG, 285/4432 OA
Great day to run a marathon with 19,000 friends in our capital city after a big Buckeye win! Cool temps (28 deg) with clear skies and little to no wind greeted us at the start. Settled into a controlled pace early on and maintained it until mile 20-21per plan. As always, the goal was to “tear down the wall” and try to descend the last 5-6 miles. Not as much left in the legs as hoped, but able to keep a continued, steady pace near goal with the last mile slightly faster. Finished seconds off my previous PR from 3yrs ago, qualifying for Boston ’17 by nearly 12 min. Time for some rest with a couple of fun races with family until mid December when Boston ’16 training countdown starts! After doing my first half ironman mid August, I am a big believer in the benefits of Tri training complementing and adding to a marathon training plan and goal.