Little Rock Marathon

I heard of the Little Rock Marathon a few years ago and finaly after seeing the giant medals at an expo, we decided to run this race. That was back in Nov 2010. Jim Tuttle thought it was a good one as well, and then Bill Lovett and Cathrine "Reno" Harding comitted to, it was set to be a good March getaway. We flew out on the Friday before the race and came back on the Monday after. Its always nice to enjoy the after race celebrations without rushing back home. We all stayed at the Host hotel, The Peabody, it was a nice place with the famous Peabody Ducks that actually stay in the lobby fountain during the day. The expo was well set up and organized, nice shirt, lots of vendors and race merchandise.The race was well done to with Bart Yasso on the mic at the start, and remember this is Arkansas, southern state, warm weather which meant shorts. The course was good, tough in spots like a big hill at 14 miles and then a couple more including a bit of a test at mile 25 for me to keep my pace going. Fortunately I have been training hard thanks to the Fast Old Guys and I had a great race and a PB. We all enjoyed Little Rocks fan support and of course the giant medal.