The Portland Marathon was this morning. My folks, Ashleigh, and the Brinkleys came out to root me on. It was great.
The race itself was pretty much a slog -- I did the first 10k at an 8:00/mile pace (recommended by calculators based on previous race times from shorter races), but ended up doing the last 10k at a 9:30/mile pace, with each mile in between pretty much slower and harder than the last. The marathon basically said to me "Show me some !$!@# RESPECT!" I guess I should have gone into it with a little more humility ;) I still ended up with a great time: 3:46:11. I feel really proud.
Then, after the race, Ashleigh made HUGE breakfast: strata, fruit, pastries (provided by Mary), coffee, and of course mimosas, and our friends came over to enjoy. Oh, and did I mention sausage balls? Ashleigh makes great balls. It was a really fun cap to a big morning.
4 comments:
Congratulations. You made it to 3rd on google for your title, beating Reno911. 50 minutes after your post.
Brian....you were awesome!!!
You kick ass brian! Congratulations!
so is anyone else worried that Dave has Reno 911 phrases on his Google Alert?
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