Border to Border [to Border]
The Eastern States 20 Miler covers a course which starts in Kittery Maine and ends in Salisbury Massachusetts. Running a race of this length at the end of March, you are truly at the mercy of New England weather. On our drive to Maine on Friday we went from rain here in Massachusetts through a slush storm in New Hampshire to a full on snow storm in Freeport, Maine [5+ inches]. On Saturday as we walked around Portsmouth New Hampshire we enjoyed a blustery 30 degree day with 30+ MPH winds. So when I awoke to a mid 40's day with a mild sea breeze, I couldn't have been happier. The course wound through Portsmouth until we reached route 1A and followed that for the bulk of the run until we entered Massachusetts and reached the finish line. I thought it was a great course and well organized and would highly recommend it for those who want to challenge the distance, run through 3 states in one race, or anyone prepping for the Boston Marathon. Now if my sun/wind burned face would look less sun/wind burned I'd be happier this morning.Labels: Running
posted by TheWino @ 10:38 AM
3 Comments:
Congratulations. The last 6 miles of the marathon will be easy knowing you can handle the first 20. Keep up the good work!
Lee Lee said...
You made it look easy Ed and you forgot to mention your buddy Jason who claimed because of you he finished. It was nice of you to run with him the last 6 miles and encourage him to keep it up. I am sure he is grateful! You are a good guy and should be proud. Congratulations on running 20 miles on Sunday. You ROCK!
Kym said....
Eddie I am so happy for you!! I can't wait to cheer you on at the marathon......Great job!!!
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