The group, afterwards, socializing.
My running buddy, Laura
Dinner last night was toast w/ cashew butter and a banana, and some honey dijon Kettle chips (amazing!), watermelon and few sips of Justice's beer. We went to sleep at 9 but I didn't sleep well/much. Up at 4:50 a.m., piece of peanut butter toast and water, out to Atlantic Beach to meet the group and run 8 miles. We received sad news that "Dr. John," who has been involved in the Galloway program for years, and often comes out to cheer us on, passed away yesterday (Leukemia) - so today we all donned purple ribbons in his honor. The course, which is part of our actual marathon course come February, was really amazing. I've never been back in these neighborhoods - huge houses, gorgeous trees and winding roads! And thankfully Laura was back today and we chatted the whole way, making it go by very quickly. We met Rachel, who is also in Group 3, and pretty much picked her brain since she's run marathons and 1/2's before. She even shared a story of losing four toenails in one race. Yikes. Overall I felt great, no pains, I took water at both water stops, and the weather was great - 77 degrees/75% humidity to start and down to 70% when we finished. Shelby's Coffee House was kind enough to donate water, fruit, coffee and Gatorade for us. Thank you Shelby's.
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