I completed the 15th annual Cellcom Green Bay marathon in a time of 3:41:00. After a miserable winter of training through illness, injury, and severe weather I was exceptionally pleased with my result and the effectiveness of my race plan.

I was over the moon when I saw 3:41 on the clock. After a winter of illness and injury I was anticipating a 4:00 or longer marathon. I attribute my success on several things:

Setting a reasonable pace goal given my training (or lack of)
Staying focused on having fun and running easy
Controlling my pace in the initial surge of people in the first 3 miles
Walking for 30 seconds every 8 minutes (or 1 mile)
Staying well hydrated
Using lots of water to stay cool, even when it was relatively cool outside
Sticking to the run-walk plan through the 25th mile
I ran my PR in Green Bay in 2011. Although I was 15 minutes off that pace I am very content with this performance. Yesterday was the best run – of any distance – I have had since July, 2013. A great day!

For more check out my complete race recap at http://everydayemstips.com/race-report-cellcom-green-bay-marathon-2014-cgbm14/