The Marathon.

[othercriteria]

The marathon went down on Sunday morning. Fortunate timing considering the rain of the day before. There was still the wind to deal with, though. When the course hugged the coast, the top layer of the dunes blew off and it felt like I was being sandblasted. But the temperature stayed in the low fifties and the sky was mostly clear. In sum, the

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[jbdowse]

Well ya done it, anyway! Congratulations. Sounds like you maybe escaped the total cramped agony that I experienced in the last six miles of my first one? Although the drawn-out nausea sounds no pleasanter. I was thinking of doing Boston this year since I have the option to for now, but I might be up for NJ again, so I can try to combine the good parts of the ones I've already done. We'll see.

[plummm]

Yeeesh crazy runners. Congrats on finishing your first marathon with dignity, and much luck on your next!

[othercriteria]

More misunderstood than crazy, really. Thanks.

[othercriteria]

Thanks. With the extra days of perspective, I'm feeling better just about having finished the whole thing.

I now have a much more visceral appreciation of your story.