LOCATION: Sauvie Island, Portland, OR
So the first question that has to be asked about this one is “Are you crazy?” It was 9 days after my first marathon, when I ran my second. In the months leading up to my first marathon I ran quite a few 20 mile runs, so my thinking was “why not”. I thought the idea of running a marathon on the 4th of July would be fun. This race always has an early start, so I remember getting up very early and driving to Sauvie Island. I didn’t improve on my time, but then again I didn’t expect to. I ended up running a 3:57, and had a smile on my face afterwards. I don’t remember it being too hard. I remember seeing a guy who was running 50 marathons in 50 states in 50 days, it was Sam Thompson, and maybe the first time I heard about running a marathon in all 50 states. I just remember thinking that I was a multi-marathon finisher. :-)
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