Oops!

Wow.  I can't believe I never posted after the race.  I guess that tells you that I didn't shatter any records, huh?  And it also tells you that not too many people read this silly blog.  Oh well.  Let's see... the Broad Street.  The weather was on the miserable side.  While it didn't rain the entire time it was very humid and drizzly.  Despite that I did manage to improve slightly on my time from last year, finishing in 1:26 which translates to 8:36 splits.  The skies opened up shortly after I crossed the finish line and I discovered that my fancy running watch was not waterproof.  Live and learn.  A week later I ran the Philly Race for the Cure.  The plan was to go all out since it was only a 5K, however the fact that there were over 40,000 other people on the course made that a little more difficult that I had anticipated.  I should have pushed closer to the front of the pack before the start as I spent at least half the race working around slower runners.  While the official results aren't in yet I estimate I did 8:30 splits.  Nowhere near my 8:00 New Year's Resolution but that's OK.  Maybe next year.

I'm already registered for the 2009 Philadelphia Marathon.  181 days until the race.  I have 6 weeks before I start training.  I've taken a couple of weeks off from running but I'll be back out there on Tuesday.  Looking forward to it.