September 2011
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Omaha Marathon Results
The Omaha Marathon - September 25, 2011 3:09:51 @ 7:15 19/602 Overall 8/47 Age Group
My flight from DFW to OMA landed at 6pm Friday night and my parents were nice enough to take me to a new pub on the way back to their house. After a Spaten Optimator we made the trip to a micro brewery (The Upstream,) where I proceeded to load up on carbohydrates.
I went to sleep at 10pm and woke up at 10am...
What a long, strange road it's been
This weekend I’m running my first ever marathon. If you know me, you know that I’m pretty serious about running and more than a little competitive. This April I set three goals for myself:
155 lbs (from 178)
20 minute 5K
Marathon
In retrospect these may have been a bit tame - I hit my goal weight on July first and have been dominating races all Summer, including a 19:09 5K...