DATE: June 7, 2008
LOCATION: Kent, Washington
As I looked at my race log I realized I was getting really close to 50 marathons.
My first marathon was Pacific Crest in 2005, and I thought it would be fun to do my 50th at Pacific Crest. That meant I needed to add one more to my schedule. Steve Barrick (a fellow Maniac) puts together this race every year for free and I thought it would be fun.
I drove to Olympia and spent the night, then drove to Kent in the morning. I arrived early, and got ready for the race. It was a good group of runners, and with no half marathon, there were a lot of Maniacs. The weather was near perfect, it was cool and dry.
I had no real goal in mind, after running a PR at Newport the week before, I just wanted to have fun. As the race started I started off a little fast, but I didn’t think much about it. The course runs along the Green River and is pretty darn flat. I kept running and was amazed that I felt so good, and was running a very fast speed. As I kept going, but was wondering if I could keep it up.
The race ended in Aliki, Washington and as I got closer I realized I was going to break 3:20 for the second time in two weeks. I finished in 3:18:33, and I was so excited. I didn’t think I had it in me to run that fast. I got a ride back to the start with a few other Maniacs, and headed home.
LOCATION: Kent, Washington
As I looked at my race log I realized I was getting really close to 50 marathons.
My first marathon was Pacific Crest in 2005, and I thought it would be fun to do my 50th at Pacific Crest. That meant I needed to add one more to my schedule. Steve Barrick (a fellow Maniac) puts together this race every year for free and I thought it would be fun.I drove to Olympia and spent the night, then drove to Kent in the morning. I arrived early, and got ready for the race. It was a good group of runners, and with no half marathon, there were a lot of Maniacs. The weather was near perfect, it was cool and dry.
I had no real goal in mind, after running a PR at Newport the week before, I just wanted to have fun. As the race started I started off a little fast, but I didn’t think much about it. The course runs along the Green River and is pretty darn flat. I kept running and was amazed that I felt so good, and was running a very fast speed. As I kept going, but was wondering if I could keep it up.
The race ended in Aliki, Washington and as I got closer I realized I was going to break 3:20 for the second time in two weeks. I finished in 3:18:33, and I was so excited. I didn’t think I had it in me to run that fast. I got a ride back to the start with a few other Maniacs, and headed home.
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