Last Year's Marathon

Here's me in the bright TFK green at about mile 24 last year. Surprisingly, I look pretty happy in this picture but it is not because I'm feeling great at mile 24 (not even close), but because I finally saw my friends who I missed back at mile 19! I finished the marathon in 3 hours 50 minutes and 6 seconds which I was quite pleased with since my goal was to break 4 hours. This year my ultimate goal is to finish in 3 hours and 40 minutes which would qualify me to run the Boston Marathon. But I think to meet this goal I will have to really have an amazing day... so my second (more realistic) goal is just to beat last year's time!