Finally, mercifully the Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon is so close I can almost start running now. Saturday morning the gun goes off at 7:30 eastern time. The weather will be a factor with race time temps expected to be around 65 degrees. If I can hold my effort under 3:30, I will finish before 11:00 a.m. and avoid the 86 degree temperatures that are expected to take hold in the afternoon.
The website promises to post race results during and after the race. I will post my time on this website by mid-afternoon on Saturday. I'm planning on giving it my full effort and I will just have to see how I hold up under the heat. I detest built in excuses, but hot weather is about as good as the excuses get in marathon running.
The bib numbers:
- Me: #64
- Kurt: #1418
- Corina: #1144
Here is the link for 2009 results.
Well, all that is left to do is pray. So, get to it!
Me: #64
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