Here is Holly's report on the Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon:
Another weekend another state!
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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.
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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!
Dave's Comments
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Here's Holly's race video from the event - featuring our friend Stan.
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