Marathon #125 at the Tomoka Marathon in Ormond Beach, Florida. Sometimes you have a bad day; sometimes you have an awful day. When that awful day comes when you’re a pacer, the knowledge that you are letting more than just yourself down makes the pain of your failure visceral. I didn’t take but a few…
Month: March 2017
Los Angeles Marathon 2017
Marathon #124 at the LA Marathon in Los Angeles, California. I’ve never been all that wild about Los Angeles or most big city races but the people of LA clearly love their marathon, and it certainly offers a tour of the city, Dodger Stadium to Chinatown, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, and Santa Monica. It’s a…
Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon DC 2017
Marathon #123 in Washington, D.C. at the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon. A freebie offered to those of us frozen out of the Mississippi Blues Marathon this year. Like my only other RnR race, Vegas, I think this would be a great half, and they added 13 junk miles to fill out the marathon. Still, can’t…
Treasure Coast Marathon 2017
Marathon #122, 20th Florida marathon, at the Marathon of The Treasure Coast in Stuart, Florida. A breezy day that mitigated temps in the 70s. Started out up front to say “hey” to Aaron Braunstein, who was pacing the 4:00 group. I decide to drop back but a mile in we all take a wrong turn…