After months of training, Tara finally got to run her 1st marathon in Santa Barbara California. The weather for the race was a perfect (55-60 degrees fahrenheit), and overcast, and the course had plenty of downhills. Tara's goal was to finish around 4 hours and she did just that, coming in at 4:02. (She was quite pleased.) As she was finishing the race, the clouds left and it was a nice, warm sunny day at the beach. It was pretty sweet.
Tara's parents, Aria, Zade and I waited for her at mile 25 and cheered her on, and I ran the last mile in with her and video taped her. :) When Tara finished the race her legs tightened up a ton and she could hardly walk, so for about 20 minutes she was not feeling to hot after she finished, but she went to a massage therapist table and after some professional work, she was feeling good again.
We also went and walked around State St and enjoyed the town. If the real estate prices in Santa Barbara were not so outrageously high, it would be a perfect place to live. It's lush, green, sunny, with temperate weather, and a well educated population.
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