{"id":39267,"date":"2021-12-12T16:45:59","date_gmt":"2021-12-12T21:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.runkevinrun.com\/?p=39267"},"modified":"2021-12-12T23:15:41","modified_gmt":"2021-12-13T04:15:41","slug":"palm-beaches-marathon-2021-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/?p=39267","title":{"rendered":"Palm Beaches Marathon – 2021 Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

Well, that was awful.

Hot and humid… and not much shade.

A two loop course that proved mentally draining… especially since the majority of runners were doing the half and thereby gone from the second loop.

A logistical snafu in clearing the course in the morning meant we started 10-15 minutes late… which meant we lost 10-15 minutes of pre-dawn running.

From early on I felt like I needed to pull back on my pace to avoid heat exhaustion or blowing up. Ironically, I quickly went from consciously dialing it back to being physically unable to go any faster.

An ex-girlfriend of mine had one rule for any of my race wanderings — The first rule of Run Kevin Run is “Don’t Die.”

So, at least I didn’t die.<\/p>\r\n

In 2018, I ran a 3:53:08<\/a> here. \u00a0Today, it was a 4:02:50.<\/p>\r\n

I don’t recall off the top of my head what the temperature or conditions were like three years ago… but my phone today said “Running” at the finish was “Poor.” \u00a0Truth.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

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Pre-race:<\/p>\r\n

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Loop 1:<\/p>\r\n

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Loop 2:<\/p>\r\n

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The Finish:<\/p>\r\n

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It was the years, the mileage, the heat and the humidity.<\/p>\r\n

But, again, I didn’t die. \u00a0So… there’s that.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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