October 11, 2005
Tired, but happy
I ran and finished the Portland Marathon on Sunday! Before this year I would never have thought I'd run a marathon. Now I'm already looking forward to my next one. Drew and Beth came out to support me and some of my friends. They were on bikes so were able to get all over the course. I was doing pretty well through mile 20 when my leg pain got to be a bit much. Centered around my knee I had some very tender spots that killed when pounding the pavement. I took a few walking breaks around this point. Drew and Beth gave me some ibuprofen which really helped once it kicked in. I was able to finish the last couple of miles running. Being in such a big event was thrilling, there was entertainment and excitement almost the whole 26.2 miles. The challenge of it all also touches something central to me. So that's why I'm already looking forward to my next run and my next marathon.
Posted by Dave at October 11, 2005 06:00 PM