The race was this morning, starting from the USA National Baseball Training Complex . Due to some late shuttle buses, the start was delayed. Before we started, I spotted a few friends from church. As a whole, the race went incredibly smooth. It also went by very fast. I was part of the 2.5 hour pace group. While I eventually lost the group (and it's balloon carrying leader), I still finished in 2.5 hours (just under). Since we were aiming for 2 hours, 30 minutes, he called us the ''dirty thirty.'' The route had a turnaround point, so I had a chance to see my friends, Scott and April. They both did great. It was April's first one and she kicked butt! Just before mile 10, I decided that a walk break would be really helpful. I kept talking myself out of it before that, but I knew that it would give me a burst of energy. Between 10/11, 11/12, 12/13. That totals around four minutes of walking for the whole race. I was excited to make that kind of progress, walking less than usual. My final results were 2:28:27 with a pace of 10:31.
