Clarence DeMar Recap
The marathon is a very humbling experience. You train for it for months. It's seriously like a second job. You practice race day fueling and hydration each time you do a long run. You crush your workouts and go into a race feeling strong and confident. For me, sometimes the end result is a PR. Sometimes it's not even close to a PR. It's a challenging distance that's for sure and a lot can happen over the course of 26.2 (or so) miles. I've been wanting to do the Clarence DeMar marathon for a few years now. The gorgeous setting, the downhill elevation profile. That combination seemed perfect for me! Last weekend, the husband, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, a friend of ours, and myself loaded up our cars and headed to Keene, NH for the big day. We picked up our packets, checked into our cabin, then went out for dinner. It was relaxing day. That night, I slept quite well...