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[–]TrollingQueen74 9 points10 points  (3 children)

Holy crap, we ran together for the first 10 miles! How crazy! 4:30 was my target as well, but it just wasn't my day. Congrats on your amazing PR!

[–]idratherbflying[S] 6 points7 points  (2 children)

I was the tall guy in the black jacket— how fun that we ran together!

[–]TrollingQueen74 3 points4 points  (1 child)

I was the tiny blonde girl in the tan cap and black jacket. I'll have a pic with my race report later.

[–]idratherbflying[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Oh, that was you! How neat. I remember your Oak Barrel hat. Nice to meet you.

[–]LydJaGillers 3 points4 points  (2 children)

My favorite race ever!!!! My uncle even managed it back in the late 90s. Such a great race route and the town really supports it. Great job!! Did you see the beer guys at mile 23?

[–]idratherbflying[S] 3 points4 points  (1 child)

Yes! I was really glad they were there.

[–]LydJaGillers 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They are my favorite! I always get my small shot of beer and it is just enough to get to the finish line strong. 😁

[–]MrRabbit 3 points4 points  (1 child)

I ran RCM for my first-ever marathon in 2016, with basically zero training. It was not awesome. A few weeks ago, I ran the Marine Corps Marathon with better training and had a marvelous experience.

this is a great line for so many "one-and-done-ers" I've met. Usually when someone crosses the line with the "I never want to do this again" mentality it's because they were undertrained for the effort, so I'm glad you came beck for more and enjoyed it!

[–]idratherbflying[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When I did RCM 2016, it was coming off the back of a good season of doing half-Ironman triathlons, but I wasn't trained for that run distance and I paid the price. I learned my lesson from that!

[–]thegooddoctor-b 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Way to go! My ass went back to bed when I went outside to check the weather at 430.

[–]Carl2011 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yay a fellow Huntsville person!!