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So my official time was 4:41:44. Conditions were tough at the start, and I just didn’t have enough to get me through to the end, but I was very happy with my first 9 miles<\/a>. It’s a nice course, although I can see where it would be brutal if the sun were out fully. We were lucky that there were plenty of clouds. Support was poor at the start, but later in the race it was fantastic. The crowds were great through Sayville. Speaking of Sayville, I went by my friend Civ’s tattoo shop, Lotus. It’s where I got my koi done and, he also did the superman shield on my leg, but not at Lotus, but at his location in the East Village, so ups to Lotus Tattoo and Civ. He had a big weekend, celebrating the 20th anniversary of “Set Your Goals” being released. Great positive hardcore album. Check it out.
\nSo it was nice to run with a lot of friends. Second of the race a fellow maniac caught up to me and we finished the race together, his wife was just a few seconds behind us. Lots of folks I know from the Marathon Maniacs were there as this was a local race for them, so it was cool!
\nOverall, this was a good race, I’d run it again if I have the chance. But let’s talk about sunscreen.
\nSo I’m sitting there and thinking “Meh, it’s cloudy, I don’t need sunscreen, it’ll just sting my eyes.” So after the race, hanging out, sun blaring, no protection at all, yeah, my face is a little burned. I fell like a total schmoe. So it was a good day, could have been a great day if I could have held that pace for a another hour or so. But no matter, I had fun, got to hang out with folks, meet some cool new people, which I’ll tell you about on Thursday, I think it bears the full treatment, because I heard an interesting and reasonable theory on salt tabs from an old-school runner, who has won his fair share of marathons.
\nSo, we’ll check that out, and I may take some of his suggestions and go with it, although I kind of already do. We will see! Yous guys have fun, keep running and always remember: If Gil can run, then so can you!<\/p>\n

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