This weekend Aimee and I ran in the inaugural Rock and Roll Marathon and 1/2 Marathon in St. Louis. Just like Nashville, this race was very well organized, large, and sold out. We did not stay but Sugar Ray performed a free post-race concert and they had bands every mile along the course. Below are our times from the race. Interesting note, Aimee has run the exact same time in here three last halves (1:47:01).
The start was very cool as we were facing and running to the arch, then ran by both Busch Stadium and the Edward Jones Dome. The route included lots of different aspects of the city, oh, and lots of inclines. Aimee and I both feel like we ran harder than 3 weeks ago at Route 66 but both got the same times (me 10 seconds slower) and we were much more sore after the race. It was a tough course and the second half of the course really took a toll on your legs. The finish was slightly downhill and towards the arch after a long steady incline from mile 11 to 12.We were able to stay with one of Aimee's good friends who just happen to live 1/2 a mile from the start/finish area, so we were able to walk everywhere (very nice)! We ate a nice meal at Spaghetti Factory the night before the race, PF Changs after, and found some places to visit next time we are in town. While picking up our bibs from the Expo Center, we saw there were auditions for America's Got Talent across the hall. It was very interesting to see all the "interesting?" people who were there for that.
Recap for the Week: Monday: off; Tuesday: 5 miles easy on treadmill (rain), Wednesday: 7 miles easy; Thursday 6 miles tempo; Friday: off; Saturday 4 miles easy; Sunday: 13.1 half. Houston 12 weeks out.
Below is a video I took of the finish line area after the race with my phone. It was a great set-up with the arch in the background. I also took a video of Aimee right after the finish.
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