PHOTOS!!!

Enjoy the photos but don't look at my time, it was horrible, I'm bib #1357. There is a guy in my string of photos that I ran with near the end, we talked military talk on our way to the finish line
And oh, my actual chip time was 4:38 not 4:40, 2 minutes count :)

Photos from the Charlotte Marathon!

Another one down

The Thunder Road marathon in Charlotte was great. The course was one of the best courses I ever ran and the people that I met were very friendly.
I met some great guys in there 70s that consistently run marathons together. They were hysterical and honestly pretty damn inspirational. I think of all the excuses people make for not running and here are these two guys in their mid-70s continually running marathons. And, running them well.

The drive to Charlotte isn't bad but there was some detour on the way home that took me all around the mountain, literally, and ended up doubling my driving time.
Here are some pics that Julie took.
My send off:

While I was gone the boys made me a special treat

Here I am when I first rolled in the door

My feet are torn up from the run but that's the fun of it right???
Finally home and relaxed:I would definitely do this marathon again.

Just 10 days to...

my next marathon.
CHARLOTTE NC - Thunder Road Marathon
Should be a fun time and I feel ready for it since I recently finished the Ocean State marathon.
My birthday is today and I can't think of a better way to turn forty-??? then to run a marathon.
Here's hoping for better conditions than the last one.