They were both volunteering on the course, and generously offered to transport me to the start, which was wonderful! The drive up was quick (not much traffic at O’dark thirty!) and we arrived at the start staging area at around 5:15 – this race has only same-day packet pickup, and that went smoothly, as I picked up my bib and drop bag. The morning started early – 3 AM for a 3:45 AM pickup from my running girlfriends Lisa and Jess. So, here’s a brief recap of how it all went down! Of course, historic high temperatures somewhat thwarted my observation, but one day later, analyzing my splits, I am pretty pleased. I decided, for this marathon, I’d use it as a gauge of where I was. Since then, I’ve been staying active with running and Peloton, maintaining a fitness level, but unsure of where I was.
When I initially registered for it, it was supposed to be last June, and I had gone all in on training – I had personalized coaching, was running targeted workouts, and had developed my VO2 max (via Garmin) the highest that I had ever seen – then of course, there was no race. in a “normal” capacity) and my first marathon back since London. Running this marathon was significant in a few ways – it was my first race back since the pandemic (I ran a half in March 2020 – probably the last weekend that any races went off in the U.S.
My official result was 4:01:59, not my fastest or slowest, but definitely the hottest I have run, which is an interesting observation, given it was my first in Washington state, not known for scorching temperatures, but I suppose I was just lucky 😉 Yesterday, I crossed the finish line of the 2021 Run Super Series Super Marathon, my 19th full marathon.
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