Buffalo Marathon, Buffalo NY flat and fast (sea level) course. partly cloudy, approx 60 degrees. perfect conditions.
Ran easily and comfortably for 16 miles, finished the remaining miles cussing and complaining 45 sec per mile slower. Totally died.
Bright side: I had one of my ugliest races ever and still finished over 10 minutes faster than I usually do in marathons (on flat, fair courses) Didn't train for this. Rather it was the icing on the cake after competing in the 25k n'tnl chmps 2wks ago. Considering lack of long runs or marathon focus, the outcome was fair and the dying at the end, expected. Still hate marathons. Will probably do another next year anyway.
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