NU Hartford Marathon Part II

They did correct my time for Hartford. I am happy that it is probably spot on now. I pushed so hard to be under 4:00 and I had accomplished it just to have it taken away. It almost seemed that the 3 was dropped for my start time when I saw that my daughters time was 8:03:25 vs. my time of 8:00:24. We had all stood together before the start gun. It was not a Boston qualifying time but a time to build on for Boston. This is my local marathon and I want to run it forever so it would have left a tough feeling in me if it had not been corrected. It just shows how great the people of the Hartford Marathon Foundation are to go the extra mile to understand the runners feelings.

Update: Hartford Marathon Understanding

They listened to me and gave me a time which I feel I earned. It did move me up to 15/63 in age group (up 1 place) but otherwise it did nothing but give me the time I deserved. No Boston qualifier time so no controversy there. This is my hometown marathon and I will now feel happy running it as long as I can. Thank you NU Hartford Marathon!

Hartford Marathon

First, the metal and shirt are great. I had a shirt on that said "Father of the Bride" for my daughter Kelly's wedding next month to Zach Glazer. Along with my daughter Tiffany, one of her maids of honor, they all ran the half.
I liked running in the rain and the temperature was cool and perfect except for my hands.
I started way back because I wanted to go slow at first and finish strong. I started behind the 4:30 pacer.
I was on a 3:55 pace and  I noticed the the 13.1 mark reflected the the gun time which it should.
But my official results now reflect the gun time only for all splits and the finish. I hit my watch after crossing the finish and it showed 3:57:58.
I am certiainlyglad I did not shoot for a Boston qualifying time. Again I had to use the porta potty at about mile 22.
Overall, a fun day.