Newport, RI Marathon
April 13, 2024
4:54:30 810/875 Overall 3/4 in 70-74
In Newport,
Jodi and I enjoyed some beautiful ocean scenery for much of the race. There was
also a lot of wind so we saw lots of waves. We also saw some of the 1.2 million
daffodils that are out this time of year and ran by some of the mansions we had
toured the day before.
I ran
strong throughout the marathon and went up the hills steadily with some walking,
and down them at a nice pace sometimes at 9:30 or so. The elevation gain was
1093 feet which by comparison is twice as much as hilly Napa Marathon which has
576 feet of elevation gain. I was happy that my fastest mile was the last one (Jodi was at mile 25.7 to take pictures
and cheer for me coming in) at 10:36. Overall, I ran at 11:13 average (doing
4min run/:30 walk) and got 3d in my age group.
We learned
a lot about the Vanderbilt family when we toured the Breakers Mansion on Friday.
It was very interesting and beautiful, but the thought of living in what felt
more like a museum than a home seemed odd. I also toured the Tennis Hall of
Fame and saw some very historic players and memorbilia. On Sunday we headed to
Boston where we watched a Celtics game at TD Garden and had pasta and cannolis
in Little Italy. Monday Nick went to the Red Sox game while Jodi and I watched
the Marathon at mile 23. We got to cheer the first American, our friend CJ
Albertson from Clovis; other friends I’ve coached; stars like Sarah Hall and
Des Linden and the last American winner Meb Keflezighi. (Jodi had gotten to see
Meb at the top of Heartbreak Hill when he won in 2014. It was also the year I
proposed to her there.)
Tuesday we
took a tour of TD Garden which highlighted many moments in Boston sports history.
That night we took in a Bruin game; first hockey game attended by Jodi and
Nick!
Wednesday
we visited the JFK Library and took an informative boat cruise of Boston Harbor.
We alo saw Bunker Hill Monument and Old Ironsides. No trip is complete without
going to the Boston Common where we rode the swan boats and saw the Make Way
for Ducklings statues.
Thursday and Friday we went to Maine and New Hampshire where we toured a submarine in Portsmouth and saw an historic library in Kittery, ME (where I found Make Way for Ducklings on the shelf and enjoyed touring the towns. We also got to have dinner with John and Linda Duncan who were our long-time connections in CT when we ran Boston, but now live in ME and NH. Saturday we headed back to Fresno.
Photos: https://photos.shutterfly.com/album/1797229969670995
This was Marathon #185; 43
states+DC on 2nd go-round; All 10 Canadian provinces.
Next marathons: CO 5/19/24
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