The course was fun, the people were great.  I should have expected it would have been hard being only 26 days from the last marathon but it was hard.  Well, the first 22 miles felt normal.  Then I fell apart and felt not so great.

What kept me together was having my wife on the other end of the phone cheering me on with her family in LA and knowing Tal was waiting for me at mile 26...and only one way to go.  Plus just as I was feeling my ill-est (not in a good way) I saw gentleman who looked to be in his 70's staggering to his feet from apparently recently fallen down.  As he got to his feet he shoved the medic and police officer out of his way to keep on running.  OK...I can keep going,

At mile marker 26 Tal was there with our friend Joy cheering me on which made it all worth while.  I hoisted him over the barricade and he ran with me by my hand and on my shoulders as we crossed the finish together.  4 hour 52 minutes.  Not my best time, but the best finish I ever had.