I've been tired all week from last Saturday's Equinox Marathon and have seriously considering just staying home and not bothering to do this one, even though I am registered for it. But then I decided it might just be a nice little weekend trip to Kenai, so why not? The drive here was lovely and they had a delightful spaghetti dinner last night for all the runners. My hotel was less than half a mile from the start/finish which is also the bib pickup and dinner place. So I didn't need to drive anywhere before or after the diner or the race. It was a very small race, with about 200 participants, including the half marathon, 5K, and relay races. Only 30 did the full marathon, only 9 of them were women and I of course won first place in the 70-79 female age group. But I was also the last finisher! The conditions were nearly perfect, not too hot, quite cool but not really cold. I did need to keep my windbreaker on most of the time. The course is mostly flat with just some small hills, and mostly along a paved bike trail. I found it to be a little noisy since so much of it was just along two main roads to and from Soldotna. But it was a pleasant race. I was still really tired and nearly decided to quit at about mile 18. I was worried that I would be over the time limit, even though they assured me they were not strict about it. I was a little over at the finish but they still counted my time and I got my medal. So marathon #167 is now complete. I'll sleep well tonight!
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