tallahassee marathon

the tallahassee marathon was last sunday (feb 7). finished in 4:01:46-better than my first, but i would have really liked to have broken 4 hours. oh, well. probably my last one of those. it took a real toll on my legs. i could barely walk monday and tuesday after. my left knee and my right ankle both were just shot. maybe i need a longer training period to get used to the higher mileage. but i don't think jolynn is too keen on me doing this to myself again. it was fun, though. i was a little upset to learn the friday before the race that headphones and such weren't allowed. i had looked on the website and didn't see anything saying you couldn't use them, so i thought surely it was ok, but i sent an e-mail asking just to be sure. they said it was in the waiver that i signed (nobody ever reads those things). i had never run more than 6 miles without music, so i was afraid i might go insane or something, but it wasn't that bad at all. the finish line was on the fsu track. you came in on the south side of the track and ran 3/4 lap clockwise to the finish. when i got to the track, i saw jolynn and rebekah standing on the infield. i don't know why, but i went over to rebekah and picked her up and carried her to the finish. not the smartest thing in the world-you've just run 26 miles, and now you add a 30lb weight. it was cool, though, because they take your picure as you cross the finish, so its the two of us.
today was the first day i've run since then, only 2 miles-a far cry from 26.2. it felt good, though. but i think jolynn is probably right about not doing another marathon. i might shoot for a half-marathon somewhere down the road (maybe with my sister). for now i'll just stick to 5k's.