Sunday, May 1, 2011

Marathon #16: Long Island Marathon, East Meadow, NY

3:49 finish, 154/611 place overall. Second time doing this course, and even though I knew how boring it was, dirt cheap registration and no travel costs motivated me to sign up. It helped to know ahead of time that the second half would stink, and I managed to plow through it with my second best marathon time ever, only four minutes off PR from just three weeks earlier. The three-week turnaround appeared to be a non-issue, reinforcing the conclusion I reached after Philly that I can handle more frequent marathons.

Race map and details