395guy wrote:RickF wrote:The L.A. Marathon is only one month away. My running buddy and I did a 26 mile practice run today on the Santa Ana River bike trail. It was his first time running more than 10 miles, he did very well finisning in a little over 5 hours.
Hey Rick, all the best to you and your buddy on March 21 at LAM. I'll be there too. I had sworn off this marathon years ago (too much of a circus) but since it's under new management, I thought I'd give this new Stadium-to-the-Sea route a try. I hope it's cool and possibly overcast, but I don't want a strong on-shore breeze. May all the miles seem downhill with a tailwind...
It was definitely a circus, but I enjoyed it. The course was good but the organizers need to improve the whole starting line staging area. My finish time was 4:19. I ran with three other friends from work the fastest runner of our group finished in 4:06. We all finished within a 22 minute window between 4:06 and 4:28.