It had a hippie feel --- lots of runners from Europe (they didn't speak English and they had body odor) The men stayed separate from the women - even in the port-a-potty lines.
It was a late start (7:30). It was quiet for 5 minutes -- I guess that was the meditation part. Then there was a couple of muffled words and the guru said let's go.
The forecast was for 20% chance of rain and mid-60s. It was muggy.
There wasn't much talking on the course -- though it was pouring rain half the time. I only got 2 blisters from the soaked shoes --- both in the Achilles. My left quad tightened around mile 21 --probably from last week's 5k. But the double-caffeinated gels kept me buzzed and pretty much on pace. There were 9, not quite 3 mile loops -- I was lapped twice by the lead runers. There was a mile marker for each mile but you have to remember which loop you were on.
I ran this pre-race season marathon in 3:34 (1:47:17/1:46:56 split). The 4 mile training runs, smaller meals and ice cream have paid off!
I ran directly from the finish to the car to standby on the noon flight. It was full (though there were seats when I called the day before). It took 8 hours to get back to Orlando. This coolmax stuff doesn't seem to dry out. Not anticipating a heavy rain -- I did not bring a change of clothes. I did have enough reading material and TIVO on the Treo to pass the time.
I had a massage this morning -- it wasn't too bad -- I have been tighter from the Tuesday/Thursday workouts. I ran a couple of 7:35 miles this morning.
Who's up for Big Sur? I think the race usually fills up by September.
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