Well, I met my two goals (and the third goal I added on "race" day). I finished, I finished healthy, and I wasn't last! Time on the clock when I finished was 2:30:56 but my "official" time posted online was 2:31:18. That was a little irritating, especially considering the race was not chip-timed, I started in the way back of the pack and so probably lost about a minute at the start of the run. The course, described as "hilly and challenging" wasn't bad. It was a pretty run from the William & Mary Campus, past a golf course, and then out a paved trail to the Anheuser-Busch plant and the Kingsmill development and then back. There were definitely some rolling hills, especially at the start of the run (leading one to note that those same downhills would be uphills on the return!). The paved trail ran through some nice wooded areas, long wooden boardwalk stretch across a small lake with various waterfowl. W&M student athletes manned the waterstops quite efficiently and provided the cheering squad for the runners. Used a Hammergel (Espresso) and an Accel Gel Protein-Carb (Vanilla -- awesome flavor that tastes like caramel). Finished strong for the last mile on the uphills and even passed a few other struggling runners. Joe, Ryan and Chris were outside the stadium to cheer me the last bit. I wasn't expecting to see them until I got inside so that was a nice surprise -- and Joe got a good picture of me which I posted above. Headed over to the Greenleafe for a good beer and a bite to eat before heading home. The 3 hours in the car wasn't bad and my legs were in pretty good shape.
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