i ran the seattle marathon in 3hrs 57mins 36.4secs

Sunday was extremely cold but dry. Praise God it was dry, otherwise the 26.2 miles (42.195 kilometers) would have been that much more painful. It's a good thing I only glanced at the marathon course map, otherwise I may not have run the Seattle Marathon. The first 19 miles are about as smooth as 19 miles could ever be, but from mile 20 to the end...hills, hills, and hills. And no, not The Hills (MTV), but the hills they made you run in grade school just to make you puke. Except these hills are much longer, much much longer, try 4+ miles long. Below is the down and dirty on how I trained; and yes, it is possible for a 5'8" 190 pound short-legged Korean to finish a marathon.

I ran 09:31/mile for the first half and ran almost a minute faster at 08:37/mile for the second half (02:04:38.7 split & 03:57:36.4). Registration for the Seoul International Marathon starts November 30th!! ^^