4:08 finish, 42/70 place overall. Just like the one other time I did this marathon in 2018, this was meant as an extra-long training run rather than a real race - intentionally not going for a fast time. I would have needed at a least 20 miler anyway in my normal training cycle, and with most of the usual routes covered in ice and snow, this was a nice way to get it done on a cleared and supported course. It's a very small race and nothing exciting (eight loops around Eisenhower Park in the cold), but it's fine for what it is. Slower than usual finish time as planned.
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Saturday, January 25, 2025
Saturday, January 4, 2025
Marathon #161 (sub-four state #44, second round state #37): Las Cruces Marathon, NM
3:44 finish, 23/168 place overall. Nice small race based in Las Cruces in south-central New Mexico. Fairly scenic course running aside the Rio Grande with views of the nearby Organ Mountains. A little bit of altitude (around 4,000 feet), but with good weather and a flat course I still managed a solid sub-four finish.
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