I had some problems with my Garmin so I was running blind. I saw Lisa at about mile 5 and she was looking really strong. I ended up hooking up with the four hour pace group for probably half the race. I stopped to use the bathroom at around 20 miles, and that was a mistake. I never was able to get the wheels to turn over again. I think I ran about 10 min miles the rest of the way. My main goal was to finish healthy and be able to resume training quickly so I never eally pushed it. My knees hurt a bit, but not too bad. My shin splint was barely noticeable. My siatic (sp) nerve enjoyed torchering me. My feet hurt. I had some chaffing problems. I found it hillarious that every problem I had during training the last few months came back to say "hello!", but none of them was a big deal on race day. I still went into a massive shivering fit at the end though. I think I need to figure out what is causing this. It ain't pretty or fun.

Make sure I have the Garmin synced before the gun goes off. train like a Kenyan. Wear warmer clothes.

Shivered, shook, and stumbled towards the omni hotel lobby. There I sat down on a chair and immediately got a charlie horse. My lovely wife went and fetched me a large hot chocolate. That seemed to make the world a better place.


Injuries and colds all winter.


This is a great race. It is a cool tour of Atlanta and a good test. It's a tough place to PR, but it is still a lot of fun.