Marathon Man

It's been a long day and I'm finally at the end of it, so a quick note to share that I finished the Mercedes-Benz Marathon in 4:12:35, on a bright, sunshiny day with temps in the low 20s at the start. The pace averaged out to 9:39 per mile.

I'll go into full detail in a day or two, but I did pretty well until about mile 15 or 16, when I started taking on water and walked several times on the back stretch.

My finisher's swag:

Pain is temporary. Pride is forever. These words kept me going over the last few miles. What a feeling of accomplishment.