KELLY'S LAKEFRONT MARATHON

~KELLY'S LAKEFRONT MARATHON
Sat, April 10th, 2010
Legg Lake... yes, that Legg Lake (old location of the Pumpkin 5K)

Half Marathon: 8 runners
Full Marathon: 7 runners

Age: 27
(no bib #)
~TIME: 3:41:32 (new personal best!)
~PACE: 8:27 min/mile

~PLACED: 1st OVERALL (out of 7 runners)
(first running trophy ever... first time ever WINNING a race)
=)



--> ran my 2nd marathon this year (5th ever) and it was the first I haven't run with Team in Training and also the first one that wasn't a huge race. The race director Charlie Alewine does a bunch of small races which was interesting to me. All his races are capped at 25 runners. Here's his website...

http://www.charliealewineracing.com

This race was cool cuz it was at our old Pumpkin 5K location in Legg Lake. Hadn't been there since 2008 when we all dressed up in costumes. The course was pretty flat and the weather was perfect marathon weather. Each loop was a little over 2 miles and the full marathoners did 12 laps around.

The start was kinda funny to me cuz at one point in the beginning we were all running together (they were doing the half marathon) and it reminded me of those elite runners in marathons who run together at the start in one small group, haha.

Getting close to the half marathon, I passed the runners who had passed me (I felt like they had gone out too fast) and soon there was only 1 runner ahead of me (he was doing the half and wasn't that far ahead... if I was doing the half I think I could've gotten him!) =)

Anyways-- I finished and annihilated the competition! =) When I left the race, it was already ~30 min after I finished and the girl in 2nd place hadn't even finished yet.

Also-- it was cool to finally get a trophy for placing in a race (even though it was a small race)... I always seem to come short at the Pumpkin 5K in placing, doh!