Sedona Marathon Results - 3:29:38

What a beautiful race!  You could not have asked for a better race and better people!  I was able to run my race, with very little pain and clock a 3:29:38 or 8:00 per mile flat.  This race was a nice combination of about 40% dirt road and 60% roads, but the nice thing was the incredible scenery!  Sedona is breath taking, and the elevation was enough to just get your attention, but really not be a problem.  I enjoyed getting out of the flat lands of Phoenix for such a wonderful run.  Here is a link to another blog that has a lot of great information and pictures from the race.  Also  here is link with the race photos of me! 

I had pretty steady splits, but you can easily tell where the climbs came in.  You can see in the picture here that the elevation stayed at about 4400 feet, but we did have to deal with a few challenging climbs. 

I was thinking of actual trails, but was surprised by the off road portion.  There were dreams of soft ground, but this dirt road ended up being just as hard as the asphalt, and the washboard nature of the road made it actually a little annoying, yet who can complain when you have perfect weather (high 40's and low 50's) and absolute beauty all around you and all the volunteer support (18 aide stations along, with all that you might need)! 

My splits were as follows:
7:41
7:07
8:16
7:44
7:06
8:03
8:04
7:13
7:12
8:19
7:35
7:17
9:56 (half marathon 1:41:33)
7:17
7:17
8:02
7:57
7:51
8:39
8:27
7:38
8:36
9:28
8:13
8:14
8:27
2:00
3:29:38 ave 8:00
11th overall and 2nd in 35-39 age group

I'll post the link to the results as soon as they are posted. 

Also, here is a recent picture of my children at a local celebration.  I like to drink, but it looks like my children are getting an early start.  What more could a parent want?  (disclaimer:  little girl is drinking apple juice and my little boy has an un-opened Heineken, but glad he chose a beer with a little taste, but I'm try to teach him that Sierra Nevada tastes best).