Date: January 23, 2005
Official Website: http://www.floridamarathon.com
Results: Click Here
Finishing Time: 3:07:28
Overall Place: 16th out of 338

I knew coming in to this race that there would be a lot of pressure on doing well. I had already made plans to go to Boston without even qualifying yet. When I woke Sunday morning, the air was cool but extremly windy. I knew that I would have to make up some time the first half of the race due to the 30mph wind gusts that would be to my back. At the halfway point I continued to feel good, and ended up with a 1:28 split, and averaged 6:44 per mile. Around mile 23 my legs began to cramp, but by then I knew that all I had to do was keep a steady pace, and Boston would be close. I finished with over three minutes to spare with a finishing time of 3:07:28.

Mile Splits Shown Below