Marathon and a Half!

The Races

Both of the runs went pretty well…all 39.3 miles of them! The first day was better than the second (of course, lol!) but it was because the weather was a bit cooler so it was just more pleasant to run. And once I really get into my running “zone” on the half marathon distance, it’s almost halfway over anyway.

But I do love doing the one full marathon a year—mainly because Disney makes it so entertaining. There are a lot of areas between the parks that could be very boring, but they put characters out and high school bands and whatever else they can think of to make it distracting. Running through the parks is always great—the parks are open so there are people standing around cheering and just generally making it seem like a good time.

The aftermath of running so far is always a bit difficult. My muscles are sore, but the issue is more from the pounding the pavement for so long—my bones literally ache for a day or two. I was so tired afterwards but it was at the point where I was so tired I couldn’t sleep. But the soreness went away after a couple of days and by now I’m feeling almost back to normal again.

Here are the stats for my runs:

Saturday (1-13)
Distance: 13.1 miles
Total time: 2:42:12
Average pace: 12:13
Best pace: 0925
Weather: High 72*
Song o’ the run: “Eye of the Tiger” (High School Band)

Sunday (14-39)
Distance: 26.2 miles
Total time: 5:50:39
Average pace: 13:12
Best pace: 0959
Weather: High 77*
Song o’ the run: “I Smile” (Kirk Franklin)

All together I raised $1233 for the EOD Master Blasters’ Dan Bull Memorial Fund! Thanks SO MUCH to all of you that donated—it really made the runs worth doing. I ran this for the men and women of EOD…especially: TSgt “P-Nut” Douville, TSgt Jeremy Gibson, TSgt Reese Hines, TSgt Phil Myers, SSgt Joseph Hamski, “The Navy Guys”, TSgt Matt Slaydon, TSgt Tony Capra, SSgt Dave Flowers…and so many more; too many more. Thank you.