Portland Marathon finish

Ran a 4:03. Wayyyyyy disappointing. No cramping though my legs felt
stiff for the first 24 miles. Magically I ran a 7:59 and a 7:24 the
last two miles. So that's the only positive.
The weather was perfect. The course was flat. I just bombed and knew
it before the end of the first mile. I put too much pressure on
myself. I was taking gells and drinking water and salt. But all that
shit was just making me feel worse. Finally at Mile 21 I said 'enough'
and treated the run like a normal long run. By the time Mile 23 rolled
around I felt better and sprinted the last few miles in.
I have no excuses. If I can run the last 2.2 miles in under 7:40 pace
then I should have been able to do much better.

I guess it is all in my head.

I gotta get ready to fly to Phoenix. I'll do a full race report later.