That's how I made my way to the finish line! But that's ok cause this was my first marathon!

I have an affinity for Carmel as it was my first half marathon so I thought it only fitting to run my first full marathon.

I love this race. I love the people of Carmel! This is a big deal and they support you each and every mile with their signs and sidewalk chalk messages and snacks and music!

The whole Carmel race experience is first class! It truly is! We had a few in our group that were slow to finish but they waited for us and brought us in across the finish line like everyone else.

The course is mainly flat but still challenging. I mean your going 26.2 miles so nothing easy about it, right?

Parking is plenty but so are the roundabouts lol! It's all good though. I would recommend this race to anyone no matter the skill level because they have several distances to choose from such 5k, 10k, half, and full! Pick your poison folks!