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Pittsburgh Marathon: Mission Accomplished!

My training didn’t go as well as I’d hoped – a brutal winter which forced me to run on a treadmill way too often combined with the usual gauntlet at work – so I had tempered my hopes at a PR in yesterday’s Pittsburgh Marathon. But I’d be lying if I say I didn’t see my first half time of 2:05(isn) and thought that besting my previous best of 4:14:00 was possible. Alas, it was not meant to be as I eventually forced myself into a slower pace and settled for a decent 4:16:20 which was still better than the 4:20:00 or so I thought I’d clock in at going into the day.

This photo was taken on May 4, 2014.

Pittsburgh Marathon: Mission Accomplished!

Pittsburgh from Mount Washington

Writing this while sitting at LGA for a flight to Pittsburgh, I thought now would be a good time to unearth a photo from my first trip ever there. Waaaaay back in September 2012, I went there to visit My Buddy Mike and to run a 10K. On a beautiful Saturday afternoon, we rode bikes out from his place in Squirrel Hill and over to one of the inclines. After taking the funicular up, we were treated to this gorgeous view of downtown Pittsburgh.

This photo was taken on September 29, 2012.

Pittsburgh from Mount Washington