Weather was pretty crummy, 65-70 with very high humidity (mist and light rain throughout the race) with very gusty winds from the south (35 mph). I had considered going out slow, taking it easy, due to the weather. But at the start I felt great (of course) and I really had to pull myself back. I ended up knocking out quite a few 7:45s. Obviously as the miles wore on, my pace slowed a bit, but I held it under 8s until coming off of the lake. That part was so tough. The wind was in our face. It was raining. I was hot and getting tired. There wasn't any crowd support. And it was uphill. At mile 18 I started to feel the heaviness in my legs. My glutes started tightening up. I was worried. But I kept pushing on. I knew around mile 23 that I had a really good shot at a PR, that gave me the confidence to pick up the pace again. I definitely gave it everything I had, left everything on the course.
After the finish, Ryan Hall was there handing out medals, he put my medal around my neck and said congratulations. Super awesome! I also received the 2014 Dallas Marathon medal at the finish line and the Dallas Duo medal (from running both the Rock n Roll Half and the Dallas Full). Fun stuff!
I was feeling pretty rough on the mile walk to the car, rougher than I have remembered feeling after previous marathons. But once I got to the car and sat down I was fine. My legs just wanted a break. Recovery has been really easy, some soreness in my legs of course, but very mild.
I have updated my 2015 Boston Marathon qualification time so that I can improve my seeding. :)
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