Monday, September 11, 2017

Race Recap: 2017 Dick Beardsley Marathon Recap

Had a great time up in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota running the 2017 Dick Beardsley Marathon on Saturday!   Ended up finishing 5th overall with a time of 3:07:35... about 2:30 under my Boston Qualifying time this year.

DB was a very fun race, it is fairly small and there weren't any pacers below 3:30 however the course was simple to follow and was staffed very well for the size.  We really lucked out as the temps for the day were in the mid 50's with a nice breeze coming off the lake, much better than the last three marathon's I've ran that were 80+ degrees.

The course looped around the lake first counter clockwise and then back around clockwise again, even though it was basically a big out and back loop, they had us turn off a few blocks before the finish so it helped we didn't have to stare down the finish line 13 miles in.  About half the course was pretty wooded which provided some much needed shade, especially toward the end of the run where the sun was beating down on us pretty good.  I felt pretty good throughout the race which was more of sign of good training and execution as my fitness hasn't been quite what it was coming off my foot injury.  All in all I was very happy with my performance and had a great time, I would definitely recommend this race to anyone, but especially someone who is searching for an early September race to nail that last minute BQ before Boston registration opens.

Happy Running!












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