Marathon

Today I successfully completed the Portland Marathon!! It was the hardest thing I've ever put my body through and with any luck it will remain that way. Also running and completing the marathon was Erick "I like to ride my bicycle" Banks, Paul "I pretend I'm weak, but I'm not" Strong and Scott "I take walk breaks but still kick your ass" Hartman. It was perfect running weather, cloudy, cool and a slight drizzle to mask my butt sweat. I finished around 4:45, after running the last 6 miles with horrible cramps in every part of my legs. The first 20 miles Paul was nice enough to keep me company and help entertain/annoy spectators, cheerleaders and other runners. The last 6 miles he crushed a bunch of people and ended with a respectable time. Considering my previous long run was 15.5 miles, I was a happy man just to finish all 26.2 of this baby. My favorite part was whipping the crowd at the end into a frenzy as I went by, we were actually helping each other out because I could barely move by that point. Congratulations to all the people I peer-pressured into doing this, you guys kick ass.