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Three hours and fourty six minutes (gun time).That's how long it took Brian to finish his first marathon!
It was well below freezing for a portion of the race, and Brian, being a hater of cold weather, did not complain once. Jenny V and I ran the first half with Brian, keeping him on pace and making sure he didn't go out too fast and hit the wall early. At mile 11 or so Brian broke away and followed the 3:50 pace group while Jenny V and I finished strong for a sub-2 hour half marathon (GO US!)
Brian's parents met me at the finish line and we headed downtown to cheer on our runner. We parked at San Antonio and Ceasar Chavez, which was perfect because it was close to the finish, and right near the 22 mile marker. We saw the 3:15 pace group pass as we arrived. We stayed and cheered everyone on and drank Starbucks. Brian showed up right after the 3:40 pace group!! we were so proud. He had made a 10 minute increase in his pace since mile 11.!! WAY TO GO BRIAN! As he passed he said "head to the finish! I'm gonna need it!" He looked like he was in a little pain.
We headed for the finish line and positioned ourselves to spot him rounding the corner to the finishers chute. As he passed us we could see the pain on his face, but he kept going and pulled out a sprint at the end! almost 3 years and he still very frequently finds a way to completely amaze me :-) I'm SO PROUD OF HIM!
We headed over to meet him as he came out of the finisher's area and everyone gave him a big congratulatory hug! Next order of business, NXNW for a burger!
The rest of our day was spent in front of the fire watching movies. We pulled the futon mattress downstairs so we could both lay flat. Both of us were very sore after the race.
Congratulations, Brian, on not only meeting your goal, but blowing it out of the water!
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Congrats, UNCIE. I am proud of you! You are awesome.
Love you,
Ethan
Brian is the fastest guy in the whole wide world!
He is back in my good books now.
I will resume referring to him as 'my good friend Brian'.
That's a crazy impressive time!!! It sounds like he executed so well AND he's not even coached on racing strategy or training or anything. Way to go Brian!!
WHAT???? Wow! That's awesome! That's what I get for not checking this blog often enough. did you put this on lj???? Congratulate him for me. That is suhweet!
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