cherydactyl

Today was the Flagstar Bank/Detroit Free Press International Marathon and Half Marathon.

shekkara and I totally rocked it. She more so than I, as she *caught up to me* around mile 12 after getting about 2 minutes behind (according to the 7 mile split times) just after the Bridge to Canada due to need for a pit stop. We crossed the finish line together, a little under 3 hours 20 minutes gun time. The chip timing seems to have failed, but our actual race time should be about 5 minutes less, because we crossed the start line about 5 minutes after the starting gun. So I made my target time of 3 hours 15 no matter what the race results say. Not bad for having had a raging sinus infection and bronchitis just a few weeks ago.

I am very, very, *very* sore and tired. I woke up this morning at 3:30 and couldn't get back to sleep, which was useful for making sure we got Downtown on time, but not so much useful for being well rested. I usually take a nap after the race, so it's all normal/expected, but I am definitely in sore, wet noodle territory.