This year's LA marathon, run last weekend, featured a "run to the ocean" course, cruised by several famous Hollywood icons, and boasted an enlarged field of 25,000 running enthusiasts. Tommy was one of them.
The day (Tommy's 25th birthday and the 25th running of the LA event) began early amidst the thick fog of Marina del Rey. On the drive to drop off Tommy and Stick at Dodger Stadium - the starting line - we encountered a traffic jam at 5 AM on a Sunday morning. I'd like to say such inconveniences are rare in LA, but that would be untrue. However, the dropoff was executed successfully with time to spare.
The race was also a success, but without some pain (as one can imagine from traveling 26 miles on your feet in the same time it takes to sit on the couch and watch a football game!).
Jena, Chris, and I first viewed Tommy in Brentwood about 21 miles into the race. At the time, he was on pace to complete the run in 2 hours and 51 minutes, but he seemed to be flagging. Sure enough, leg cramps were beginning to plague him, and his feet were blistering.
He gutted out the remaining miles, however, to finish with a personal best of 2:56. This was good for 88th in a field of 25,000. Congratulations, Tommy!
Now for the pictures ...
These are from the official pre-race meal on Friday with the Elkins and Chris/Sunny:
And from the race itself, here's the start at Dodger Stadium (Tom's not in the picture as far as I know):
Tom at the 21-mile point:
In the home stretch:
Getting a post-race massage:
All over! ...
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