Courtney's Marathon Map

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State Marathons Completed as of January 19, 2015

List of Marathons Completed

List of Marathons Completed

Sunday, May 4, 2008

10 - Long Branch, NJ







For the New Jersey Marathon, I volunteered as a four-hour pacer. The race entry fee was free and I thought it would be a good experience.

Romina and me

Saturday, May 3, 2008: 
Drove down to Long Branch.  Arrived at 2:30.  Checked into hotel – Holiday Inn Express on 36 East in West Long Branch.  Great room – actually it’s a suite.  Went to the expo at the start / finish of the marathon.  Helped out at the pacer table for a few hours.  Met the other 4 hour pacer – Romina from Miami.  This is her 19th marathon.  She was with her friend Jose also from Miami.  We went to the dinner together at about 6PM.  I drove them to their hotel.  Back at the hotel – took bath and am now sitting in bed typing.  I should go to bed it’s 9:10 PM.  Set the alarm for 5 AM. 

My plantar fasciitis is OK.  This is the first time ever that I’m going to run a marathon with an injury, if you can call it that.  I have been going back and forth.  If a runner came to me, as a coach, and said they had plantar fasciitis, I would say don’t run.  Why can I talk the talk but not walk the talk?  The doctor I saw on Monday said it was OK.  Romina says she has it and just runs with it.  I’ll start and see how I feel.  But I seem to feel OK when I’m running.  It’s the next day???  What should I do???  Run / not run???  I really want to be a pacer. 

Weather looks iffy - chance of thunderstorms.  Would they cancel if there were thunderstorms??? 

Sunday, May 4, 2008:
Woke to cloudy skies, but no thunder.  Started out with a big group of runners but by the end, there were only one or two runners with me.  I was able to maintain a four-hour pace for most of the marathon (see mile splits below).  My plantar fasciitis was bearable.

Mile Splits:

1- 9:35; 2- 9:00; 3- 8:54; 4- 8:46; 5- 9:08; 6- 9:03; 7- 9:06; 8- 9:20; 9- 9:02; 10- 9:10; 11- 9:01; 12- 9:04; 13- 9:22; 14- 9:06; 15- 8:52; 16- 9:00; 17- 8:55; 18- 9:00; 19- 8:54; 20- 9:07; 21- 8:51; 22- 9:12; 23- 8:42; 24- 9:14; 25-9:19; 26- 10:33; .2- 1:49 

Email from a runner that I received after the marathon:

PR = Personal Record
BQ = Boston Qualify

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