I had a good but slightly lonely marathon weekend. I went to bend/sunriver, Oregon on Friday night so that I would be able to pick up my race packet on Saturday morning. I went to bed as soon as I got there because I had to get up at 4 a.m. to do a 10 miler before I went golfing at a really special golf course in Bend. My 10 miler went very smoothly with no hiccups.
Saturday I played two rounds of golf so I got in a lot of activity even after my 10 mile easy run. I didn’t play well but I had a good time. I got done golfing around 8 p.m. and again went to bed right away so that I could get up around 3 a.m. to do 10 miles before the marathon start.
Sunday came in a hurry as I struggled to get out of my warm bed. I was able to fit in 8 miles and finished this run about 5 minute before the marathon start. At 7 a.m. the race started and all 112 marathoners took off up the 14 mile hill. At first the hill was not very bad at all and I was able to run most of it with no problem. I did a 4:1 run/walk ratio for the entire marathon except from miles 11-14 where the hill was just to steep and I walked. Once we got to the top is was smooth and fun sailing down to about mile 20 (my mile 28) where the course flattened out. Over-all the marathon was not really hard and it was enjoyable too. I finished in 4:50. This pace has allowed me to have post-race days without much soreness at all. That has been VERY nice.
It was a good weekend and although I played golf and ran with many great people, I was really lonely without my wife. I love her so much and she is my best friend. I don’t like going to bed at night without her. I don’t like not being able to see her in the evenings. The good things is that she was able to have fun with her visiting family while I was gone. I was happy for her in this respect. She loves her family and that is a great thing.
Bye bye now!
