running race (race) 2:58:39 [5] 26.2 mi (6:49 / mi)
shoes: Rotterdams
pr conditions all the way...6:02, 17, 15, 17, 21, 25, 24, 34, 37, 22, 40, 47, 14 (short), 7:05, 6:50, 7:07, 7:41 (walking, water over the head, pondering life), 7:08, 7:05, 7:23, 7:12, 14:44 (two miles), 7:18, 7:04, 7:11 + 1:27...
--knew by 16 it was going to be rough...1:24 at halfway, 1:34 second half.
--running the course 2 times prior helped me mentally...
--couldn't believe how hard it was to grind out 7+ minute miles toward the end.
--team northwoods ran tough and represented...toivo perhaps takes the cake, though katie got the i.v. wish I could have stuck around for more beer, but I was toasted.
--I didn't pee until 6:00 p.m.
--I did the best I could on the day...congrats all...darrin was perhaps the smartest of the bunch.
--stillwater next year?