DATE: Sunday, November 30, 2008
LOCATION: Seattle, Washington
Day three of the first Turkey Triple. It was a lot of fun to see so many Maniacs that wanted to take on the three day challenge. I ran a triple in July, but there were only a few runners that did that one and the travel was a lot greater. This time is was really fun.
I woke up early in the morning and walked down to the Seattle Center from the hostel. It was a chilly morning, but dry. I enjoyed running into so many of my Maniac friends before the race. Once the race started, I felt pretty good. I started off running at a comfortable pace.
I really enjoy this race, and this was even more special because of the triple. I remember running over the floating bridge, and the fog was pretty thick, which made Lake Washington look really cool. One thing I love about the Seattle Marathon is that there are two out-and-back stretches, which means I get to see so many of my running friends. I know some runners don't like out-and-backs, but I don't mind them.
In the first half I ran a pretty speedy 1:43:43. I knew at this point, I was going to be slowing down, but still felt pretty good. I was happy the weather turned out to be quite comfortable.
The second half of the race, was slower, but give the big hill at about mile 19, I was expecting that. My second half time was 1:51:49 giving me a final chip time of 3:35:13. I was not expecting to run it that fast. Overall the experience was a huge success!
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