DATE: Sunday, September 7, 2008
LOCATION: Burlington, Washington
This was a long trip for me. From Portland, Seattle is about a 3-3.5 hour drive. Burlington (Skagit Valley) is about an hour north of Seattle. I decided to do this race because it's race director is a Maniac (Terry Sentinella). I've been hold that it was a flat and fast course.
I drove up on Saturday evening. I slept in my car at a rest stop near Burlington and made the short drive to Burlington on Sunday morning. I arrived early and it was a very nice day. It was sunny and was suppose to be pretty warm. It was great to see some of my Maniac friends. I was looking forward to a good run, but didn't have any real goal in mind. I thought a 3:30 would be nice, and if all went well a 3:20.
The course is a pretty simple out and back on country roads. It started out pretty well. I don't remember any of my splits, but I remember running a fast race to start. I remember getting close to the half way point and thinking to myself that I was well on my way for a 3:20. I know I didn't run negative splits, but I do remember running pretty close to even splits. After the turn around, I thought to myself that I was able to slow down quite a bit and still break 3:30. I kept pushing and wanted to see how long I could keep up the pace.
Once I got really close to the finish I pushed hard to the finish. I ended up running a 3:18:35, which was and still is my third fastest marathon. I was so happy, but it was getting hot. I'm glad I had such a good run. They provided showers at the finish, so after taking a shower I drove home.
LOCATION: Burlington, Washington
This was a long trip for me. From Portland, Seattle is about a 3-3.5 hour drive. Burlington (Skagit Valley) is about an hour north of Seattle. I decided to do this race because it's race director is a Maniac (Terry Sentinella). I've been hold that it was a flat and fast course.
I drove up on Saturday evening. I slept in my car at a rest stop near Burlington and made the short drive to Burlington on Sunday morning. I arrived early and it was a very nice day. It was sunny and was suppose to be pretty warm. It was great to see some of my Maniac friends. I was looking forward to a good run, but didn't have any real goal in mind. I thought a 3:30 would be nice, and if all went well a 3:20.The course is a pretty simple out and back on country roads. It started out pretty well. I don't remember any of my splits, but I remember running a fast race to start. I remember getting close to the half way point and thinking to myself that I was well on my way for a 3:20. I know I didn't run negative splits, but I do remember running pretty close to even splits. After the turn around, I thought to myself that I was able to slow down quite a bit and still break 3:30. I kept pushing and wanted to see how long I could keep up the pace.
Once I got really close to the finish I pushed hard to the finish. I ended up running a 3:18:35, which was and still is my third fastest marathon. I was so happy, but it was getting hot. I'm glad I had such a good run. They provided showers at the finish, so after taking a shower I drove home.
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