donna in mililani

it's official...2009 honolulu marathon is over...as usual, a great feeling to finish another one (12th and counting).not sure what made the difference this time around though...perhaps it was the phiten discs i used on my legs, or the 2 salt tablets consumed during the race, or maybe the near perfect weather conditions, or even all of the above, but i felt unexpectedly strong throughout the entire 5 hours, 23 minutes, 50-something seconds of torture. physically it's no doubt brutal but the awesome feeling of great pride that emerges from mile 25 lingers on far more so than the temporary pain during most of the 26.2 miles of pounding.