DATE: October 5, 2008
LOCATION: Portland, Oregon
This was my third Portland Marathon. I had just finished running 13
marathons in 12 weeks to get my seven stars with the Maniacs. I took a few weeks off from running marathons before doing this marathon. My friend Jon was suppose to do it with me, but had a nagging injury and decided not to run it.
I drove to downtown Portland early that morning, and didn't have too much trouble finding a place to park. The weather was pretty nice at the start, but the end would be a different situation. I had no real goal in mind, I thought a 3:30 marathon would be nice.
I started out and felt really great. I was running smooth and I thought I was running a little too fast, but decided to go with the flow as long as possible. On the out-and-back section it was great to see so many of my Maniac friends.
Upon coming to the half marathon point I had run 1:37:44. I thought I could easily run a 3:30 at that point. It started to rain and I was just hoping it would end soon. As I continued up and over the St John's Bridge and down through the east side of the river. I continued to run strong and felt great. It this point I was pushing to see if I would possibly break 3:20. Unfortunately the rain continued and you could not avoid being wet.
As I came down toward the finish I just missed 3:20. I finished in 3:20:20, but could not be happier given that my goal was to run a 3:30. After finishing I was wet and cold, so instead of hanging around and seeing the other Maniacs finish and walked back to my car and drove home. It was a great day!
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