Delaware Marathon Report

I DID IT, my 3rd marathon! AND in my fastest time yet; 4 hours 29 minutes. And it rained!!

The rain held off till right after the start-and it was not that bad either. It was a constant drizzle, Cassie you were right, I wore a hat and it made all the difference in keeping my eyes shielded.

The course was 2--13 mile loops. I had 3 goals; one of course to finish, the second was NOT get looped by the winning runner and the third was--there was a guy there who juggled 4 or 5 red balls the whole way!!---to make sure the juggler did not beat me. I was successful with all three. I did a 2:07 1/2, and a 2:22 the next 1/2.

The people of Wilmington were so nice. The course had so many water stations and I even passed a little girl giving out Jelly Belly jelly beans outside her house for runners. The course had some hills but not bad ones, of course mile 25 was mostly uphill UGH...but all in all-a great course, a great run, great people.

Rob you were right-the Sheraton is a nice place to stay. I also made it to some place called Delaware Park-THAT was a mistake. I went in with money but came out with, well, lets just say it rhymes with "nero" money. Oh well, cannot win them all

Thanks for letting me share!

Chris

Congratulations Chris.  You must have been so excited when you approached the finish and realized that you were able to get under 4:30.    I'm glad your feet survived the rain. 

Cassie