Yes i did!!!!! My main goal,other than finishing,was to get in under 5hrs. For me it was very warm that day. I was aiming for an 11:00m/m pace and i pretty much started and stuck with that pace. I was feeling great for the first half. i drank at every water station. Water at every one and gatorade about every other. Took my power gels at about every 1.5 hrs.
At the turnaround i got the wind in my face and noticed it was really warming up. I still felt pretty good til about mile 16. Then i started going downhill every mile. At 20 miles i was 3:40. Still right on schedule but i was starting to really struggle. At 21 i was gassed. I had to walk a little bit. i ran to 22 then we entered birch park. That was bad news! No air,smelled like sewage. everybody was walking. I struggled real bad til i got out of there.
At 24 i knew i was getting close but man was i exhausted. I had to walk a couple more times but only for a minute each time. When i turned into the south beach parking lot and saw the flags at the finish line,i ran as hard as i could. Which i`m sure wasn`t very hard! I heard them announce my name and i managed to raise my arms as i crossed the finish line. My time was 4:58:51...I f`ing did it!!! Overall i thought it was an awesome experience..But what was up with the raw sewage smell in birch park???
