Marathon #7 (added DC): National Marathon, Washington, DC

4:11 finish, 1151/2041 place overall. Sunny and seasonably cool early spring day - great for running. Mostly flat course and much to look at running past many D.C. landmarks. Average time; 13 seconds slower than Disney.

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Marathon #6 (state #3): Disney World Marathon, FL

4:11 finish, 2733/14940 place overall. Perfectly flat course, very entertaining through the parks but relatively dull in-between, good running weather but the sun got a little warm in later miles. Average time for me, improvement over NYC but nothing spectacular.

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Marathon #5: New York City Marathon, NY

4:18 finish, 18891/37899 place overall. Ideal running conditions with great support as usual for NYC. Generally sluggish throughout course due to inadequate mileage in training. Not my best day despite good conditions.

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Marathon #4 (state #2): Catalina Marathon, CA

4:42 finish, 236/609 place overall. Hilly but very scenic course over mostly unpaved roads on Catalina Island. Minimal crowd support until the last mile in Avalon, but great scenery made up for it. Foggy early, but cleared up nicely as race went on allowing for great views. Started off strong, even on the hills, but hit “wall” on huge hill around mile 20 and slowed down considerably.

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Marathon #3: New York City Marathon, NY

4:11 finish, 15189/38607 place overall. Ideal running conditions with great support as usual for NYC. Predictable slowdown in Manhattan and the Bronx, but nice improvement over 2005 time.