(Photo by Sandra Watrous)

I finished the marathon in 4:03, which I was happy with (although 3 minutes less happy than I would have liked).  It was really an unbelievable experience.  I'll point out that running in any race is a lot of run, whether it's a one mile relay, 5k, 10k, you name it.  There is such a great feeling of excitement that comes from  being part of a formally organized race.

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