I didn't run at all today because my husband, Ben, ran his first marathon! We went to cheer him on around mile 21 and then saw him at the finish line. He looked strong both times we saw him. I think it was a pretty good marathon experience for him especially considering his low mileage training. We don't have his chip time yet but estimating from the clock it should be about 3:45:? I am really proud of him and glad that it is done with for awhile. Now he just has to recover from being stiff all over. Ben says he his sore, but it wasn't terribly difficult.
The first half of the race was in rain which is better then hot sun but caused more chaffing issues for a lot of people because of the water. Ben's nipples chaffed and he had two blood spots on his shirt. He was in good company with a lot of people who had blood spots from chaffed nipples. It is a little weird for me because I was supposed to run this race until I found out I was pregnant and changed plans. It is nice to be able to walk around and not hobble around but bitter sweet that I didn't run it with him.
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