Here is Holly's report on the Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon:
Another weekend another state!

We could walk to the start from our hotel and it was a cool morning. The weather was once again predicting storms. I was hoping they would stay away. We met up with a fellow Team Allears member, Stan Harris before the race. It was nice to see him beforehand. He did great in the half!
The race start was a crowded one. They had the bugler from Churchill Downs blow the traditional call to post. I got emotional at that one. It took me about 12 minutes to cross the start line and I told myself to keep it slow. I have decided that 11:45 or so is my normal pace and I can’t go slower on race day. Saw Dave at Mile 1 and ran by the big bat at Louisville Slugger. It rained for about 5- 10 minutes around mile 3 and that was it for the bad weather. It was cool for the first half and then got warm around the end.


Feeling good and on perfect pace up to Mile 20. Saw Dave and then started to fall apart. Not sure what is going on lately. I think it is a more of a mental breakdown than physical. I kept saying to myself, I’m too tired to keep running 4:1. I was craving a Sprite and almost stopped at a gas station. This was also where some serious hills were. I ran into a 50 states member and talked to her for about 5 minutes, all while running with her at a faster than normal pace. This leads me to believe that I am having the mental breakdown.
I got it together at Mile 24 and finished up strong. 5:25:14. This was my third fastest marathon. I was happy with it, but disappointed at the same time. I was on pace for 5:15, not a PR, but feel that should be possible more often for me. On a happier note, I loved my medal and I checked off another state! 11 states down. Also that Marathon bumped me up to Silver, 2 star Marathon Maniac Status!
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Here's Holly's race video from the event - featuring our friend Stan.
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