Richmond Marathon (Richmond, VA) - 11 Nov 2006

50th Marathon
33rd State
628th Place
3:53:06

The Richmond Marathon was the first in my first ever weekend double. Needless to say, I didn't know what to expect from this so I took the first marathon very easy. The good thing was that it gave me longer to enjoy the race. This year, the temperatures were record highs. There isn't anything that a runner can do about that, but the race can. They had numerous water stops in the second half of the race (the time when the temperature was getting higher). They also had these great party zones along the course where it felt like the Tour de France as there was only a small tunnel to run through! I enjoyed the first half of the course better than the second half, because it was this portion where you got to see all the colors of the changing leaves and also to run by river. Touted as "The Friendliest Marathon," this race definitely lives up to that billing.