On March 9, 2014 we started with a great group of 40 runners. Some were our core group who have persisted with the training from the beginning, there were a few who couldn't do the full schedule, but were brave enough to come out on race day to join us for this great start. We were also missing a few who couldn't make it to the start due to unfortunate injuries which kept them from starting.
The start was under amazingly dramatic fire red clouds which really help keep us somewhat cool for the first 8 miles, but then as we got to Hollywood, the cover burned off, and we were faced with a very hot, and unrelenting difficult marathon. Most of the group did drop back, some walking more to deal with the heat, but a small group continued on and finished on target, coming in around 6:33, to average out with a 15:02 mile/minute average pace.
Here are some of their stories.
