4:15 and two toenails

I made it across the finish line this year in 4:15:56. I was a little disappointed that it was 2 minutes slower than last year but given that I went into the race knowing that I wasn't in as good of shape as I was last year I decided to just be happy with that result. The run was definitely tougher this time around. The weather, however, was gorgeous. It wouldn't have taken much to be an improvement from the freezing temps of last year but really you couldn't have asked for much better than we got. It looks like I will be sacrificing two toenails and that doesn't count the one that I already lost during training. If I get below the 50% level then I'll really start worrying. I'm walking without too much trouble today - a little stiffness in the hip flexors but nothing serious. All in all, a decent race. Still, I'll hope for better next year. Yes, that means I'm going to do it again.