I did it!

Well, this post is a little bit about me. I did it. The Portland Marathon that is. I finished, not with a good time or anything, much slower than I ever thought I would run. My lower back and knees decided that they were going to give me "a hard time" shortly after the half marathon mark. Up until then I was doing pretty well, maintaing a good pace. Oh well, I finished.

I'd like to express a special thanks to my family and also the families that live by University Park. At mile marker 20.5 my family joined some other families that live there. It was amazing to see their faces and so very necessary at that point in the race. I felt rigid and freezing. My wife gave me her coat and ran with me for about a 1/4 mile.....thank you.

I'm not sure if I'll do it again, we'll see.