Just finished my first full marathon at the Baltimore running festival.

[u/staf02]

Thanks for all the advice in this sub! Next time I will prepare better for the after 20 mile push. I felt fine but my calves were getting stiff around then. Lots of things to improve but hit my goal of sub 4.

The event was great and the community was awesome. Special shout out to the pacers and the crowd! I hardly ever cry but I was crying a bit after the finish. This one was for my Mom 🕊️

[u/Marathon_Training-ModTeam]

Totally sticky-ing this cool post. Great going OP!

[u/EndorphinJunkie24]

Congratulations! Enjoy the feeling. You e deserved it

[u/staf02 → u/EndorphinJunkie24]

Thank you!

[u/breathedeeply_smile]

Congratulations! Weather was perfect for running out there today!

[u/staf02 → u/breathedeeply_smile]

Thanks! I was very happy the rain started before the race!

[u/doodiedan]

Sub 4 baby - hell yeah! 🙏 for your mom. Love when there’s a reason!

[u/VARunner1]

Great freakin' job going sub-4 in your first! I've run Baltimore and it's not an easy course, especially those miles around the zoo. Good work and congratulations!

[u/staf02 → u/VARunner1]

Thank you! And yeah some of the inclines were tough 😅!

[u/realjohnredcorn]

nice time, looks like a good race

[u/Aranciata2020]

Fantastic time, congratulations!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 And yay Baltimore, great city!

[u/staf02 → u/Aranciata2020]

Thanks 💪🏾

[u/KermitMacFly]

Not an easy course! Congrats on the race!

[u/moscowpyro]

Congrats! Enjoyed the 10K myself, weather was perfect.

[u/Ronnie_Pudding]

Nice! Got it in under 4 the first time out. Very solid.

[u/gamerdudeNYC]

Is that Camden Yards? Pretty cool, great job!

[u/staf02 → u/gamerdudeNYC]

Yes, that’s where the race started at.

[u/makemineamac]

That is freaking awesome. Congratulations. It's such a huge accomplishment. Way to go.

[u/RunWorkSleep]

Sub 4, nice!

[u/757chic]

Congrats !!!, I know she is proud.

[u/staf02 → u/757chic]

Thanks so much!

[u/LandTrilogy]

Hell yeah! Great job. Sub 4 is sweet enough but more importantly it sounds like you had fun. A great crowd/vibe is everything.

[u/staf02 → u/LandTrilogy]

Yeah I did the Pittsburg half earlier this year and it was on par with that!

[u/Jfonzer]

Congrats! What shoes did you wear?

[u/staf02 → u/Jfonzer]

I wore my training shoe actually which is the Saucony Paramont Max. It was way too heavy / too much cushion. I’ll wear a race shoe next time. But my usual brand is Saucony.

[u/smibeans]

Incredible! Great job, and way to dedicate it to your mom 🤍

[u/Packtex60]

You are a Marathoner! Sometime somewhere it will hit you.

[u/RunJenay410]

Crushed those insane hills!! (Which is basically all of the course 😂)

[u/staf02 → u/RunJenay410]

Yeah for some reasons the hills I do well on. The best part 🤣

[u/dank414]

Congratulations on the sub-four!!

[u/staf02 → u/dank414]

Thank you!

[u/doinmabest1]

Let’s gooooo! Repping Bmore, baby!!! Today was PERFECT running weather. Congrats!!!!

[u/staf02 → u/doinmabest1]

Thanks! Weather was immaculate

[u/bageldork]

Great time and congrats on the golden crab medal!!! I ran too and the wind made things interesting lol.

[u/staf02 → u/bageldork]

The medal was taken into account when deciding which race. Yea tbh e wind was crazy. Sometimes helping and more often not 🤣. And when the sign blew off at the start.

[u/YankoTangee]

King shit!

[u/staf02 → u/YankoTangee]

💪🏾

[u/Porphyrius]

Congrats! I was there doing the 5k, planning to train for the marathon next year

[u/jamtwig]

Fair play 👏👏

[u/haunted_buffet]

Sub 4 lets gooo