Today wasn’t my best race, either. I didn’t blow up at mile 9 like in Vancouver, but I did hit the wall at mile 20. My first half ran pretty much like I wanted, but the last half was trayf.

Finished in 4:26, well off my goal. (I would have at least liked a PR, if not a sub-4 time.) Next attempt will be in Denver, where I have a home field advantage of sorts. All my family are there and so I should have some cheering sections going on. It’s not as hilly and the altitude is similar to what I’ve been running in. Also, I think the humidity (even cold humidity) takes a lot out of me. I lost a lot of fluid.