Well, I had visions of doing really well at the Denver Marathon, sadly this was not to be.
My time was a disappointing 5:08:41--meeting my worst case goal--to beat my Vegas time of 5:08:58.
I only had 5 miles around my target pace of 9:45--I can truly say that each of my training runs was better than my race.
According to the news, it was 34 degrees at the start, I'm not sure if that included wind chill, but I completely agree with that. The weather was cold, windy and the level of rain only changed during the race. If it stopped, I never noticed.
I'm not sure if it was the cold that affected me or not. I had pains that I did not really have in training. I had foot cramps, and knee pain that I have never had before. My stride was shortened by this and I kept hoping I could run through it and it would get better. My legs felt fine. They are only a little sore today, but my feet are extremely swollen.
I'll have to put this behind me, figure out what I can learn from this, and look forward to Disney--targeting a 4:30 for that race.
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