There It Is

What a fantastic marathon day it was. Beautiful weather, not too hot, not too cold. A totally pain-free run. I usually start to get cramp around 35 kilometers; today, nothing, so I ran the whole way. Not a sub four but my most consistent splits ever; I was focusing on maintaining a speed that I could stick to the whole way, fast enough that I was pushing myself but not so fast that I would crash out. It seemed to work well. I finished in 4:43 on the clock, probably about 4:37 after amendments. 

After the run, a big chocolate frapucino in Starbucks, followed by a refreshing sento and then a delicious meal in a vegetarian restaurant to celebrate. Perfect.