I finished Charlottesville marathon @ 5:18.
The course was hilly; my watch recorded 1,867 feet of ascent and 1,883 feet of descent (don't know quite why they are different).
It was a beautiful course - rolling farmland, cows, woods, & picturesque vistas. Lots of Red Bud in bloom, which I like a lot. What beautiful countryside!
I estimate about 1,500 marathoners, and maybe 2,000 half marathoners.
The course was lollipop-shaped. The half marathon shared the 6.5 mile stem of the lollipop with the marathoners. All runners started at the same time out in front of The Charlottesville Running Company, who is the main event sponsor. The first couple miles had lots of downhill,
so the last couple miles were uphill - truly a pain.
It was sunny the whole day. Starting temperature was 42F, the finish temperature was 74F. The heat spiked up in the last hour.
There were plentiful water & gatorade stops. Lots of helpful, friendly race volunteers. The halfway point pink ladies were all in pink - pink shirts, pink hair, pink everything. There were cyclists patrolling the course looking for injuries.
There were very few toilets. Lots of trees with some privacy, but few toilets.
I iced my legs down well right after the race, and again at home later. They are somewhat stiff and sore todat,, but not exceptionally.
All in all a fun race.
To go faster I need a) more sleep regularly; b) longer runs to build endurance, and c) to lose some of the weight I have gained over the last few months. Those three will help me go much faster.
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