The Illinois Marathon weekend was April 29-30, 2011. Here’s a shot of my pre-race ritual spread…LOL.
Carl got a PR in his third marathon (second time at Illinois), coming in at 5:11:59. He said he’s claiming 5:11. Damn straight!
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| CG approx 50 yards from finish line! |
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| CG Before… |
Was able to see Rachel and Ellen Eckert (Rachel ran the 1/2 too!). Had well-deserved beers after the race with them, Craig and Karen. Carl wasn’t exactly thrilled with me that I asked him to WALK to the bar after having just finished a marathon. Gah! He made it to a bar stool and firmly planted himself there. As did I.
Love this pic with the Eckert ladies!
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| Rachel, me, Ellen after the race at Houlihans |
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| Finish was at the U of I stadium |
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| Bling!! |
My Garmin said I went 13.2 miles…and I heard at the finish that lots of people were banking a longer route than 13.1. No worries…. great course, great fans! Weather was better than last year, although quite windy. My time was WAAAAY better than last year, and I visited exactly ZERO porta-potties this time around. Great race weekend. 2:33:58.
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