| The weather forecast for December 13, 2003 called for
temperatures in the high 20's, rain and sleet for the marathon in
Huntsville, Alabama. (The Rocket City Marathon). Much to our delight the
weather actually started in the mid-30's, cloudy, and no rain. A perfect
marathon weather day, one could say. With spirits riding high and a body
feeling fully rested I decided to attack from the get-go. Unfortunately not
even the perfect conditions were enough for me to overcome the very hilly
course and I ran out of leg strength about 16 miles into the race and fell
completely apart by mile 23. High expectations but low results as I ran a
3:02 and change.
Maria and her sister in law ran an incredible race and finished in 4:07
and her other sister in law ran a 4:23. Maria and I won third place in the
husband-wife team. All in all, a very well organized race and lots of fun. |
