'I had heard ahead of time that marathons have a way of bringing strong emotions out, and I’d be lying if I said I never felt a tear in my eye.'
Walked to media tent. At this point the streets were already bustling with foot traffic; racers, fans, innocent bystanders….11:30 a.m.
Got on the course and begin to walk from the start toward the first mile marker, quickly realized how brutally hilly and windy the race would be.Trevor RaabThe course was lined shoulder to shoulder with fans, family, friends and random onlookers; all trying to get a glimpse of America’s best marathoners.
. This I’m used to, but it never really gets any more fun. Oh, and I drank another coffee or two… whoops.Very hungry. At this point I was running off 1.5 bags of mini pretzels, a granola bar, and a mildly disappointing apple.
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