Jesse ran his first road race today. Instead of my method, which would be to start with a 5k, then do a 10k, and then a half marathon etc., he went all out and started with a marathon. [For the record, I have done 5 km and 10 km races... would like to get up to a half marathon some day.] The race was in Carlsbad, and I went up there with him to do the driving and to cheer him on. I'll give away the ending--he finished in about 4 h 45 minutes, and even increased his pace after the 22 mile split and picked up extra speed heading towards the finish line. He didn't walk any of it. Awesome! He did say at the end that he wouldn't have been able to run even one more mile. Note for all photos: the all-white bibs are for half marathon runners, the light blue-gray bibs are the 7:30 am start marathon runners, the green bibs are for the 6:30 am start marathoners, and the orange bibs are for the 5:30 am marathoners.
The portable toilet area at ~7 am, about half an hour before the main start. Jesse started early, at 6:30 am, to give himself an extra hour on the course. It was dark when he started, so I don't have any photos from his start. All half marathon runners (~8000 people), and all the competitive marathon runners started at 7:30 am. It was chilly at the start! Carlsbad Marathon 2008
The portable toilet area at ~7 am, about half an hour before the main start. Jesse started early, at 6:30 am, to give himself an extra hour on the course. It was dark when he started, so I don't have any photos from his start. All half marathon runners (~8000 people), and all the competitive marathon runners started at 7:30 am. It was chilly at the start! Carlsbad Marathon 2008
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