I was lucky on this race because according to our Marathon Globetrotters club, this race had a 7 hour time limit. Fortunately I have been trying to get to a 6 hour time. At mile 18 some other runners told me the time limit for this race was actually 6 hours. I didn't really believe them, but to be safe I picked up my pace. A couple of miles later, Kevin our Globetrotters president, caught up with me and confirmed the 6 hour time limit. I ran with him and we both pushed as hard as we could and finished at 6:07. One of our runners was picked up by the bus and unable to finish. But Kevin and I did get our official times and medals. I'm happy that I was able to get that close to my personal goal of under 6 hours. I plan to train for speed so that I consistently am under 6 hours.
It was a nice race and great to spend a little time in Buenos Aires. My Garmin watch and my Nike app got a little carried away with the distance measurement. I'm sure the distance was actually 26.2, rather than the 28 miles recorded by my GPS devices.
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