Rocket City Marathon
I had no intentions of running a 5th Marathon this year, but a work week in Chattanooga provided an opportunity to mark another state off the list. The Rocket City Marathon is run in Huntsville, AL and is in its 39th year. The start and end of the race are at the Von Braun Center. The expo was held at the Center as well with a bonus feature of a free chair massage from the therapy students at Virginia College. The weather this year was exceptionally mild with a starting temperature in the 50’s. The course wound through the city with a trek by the Space and Rocket Center. I was chasing a sub 4 pace for the majority of the course, but as the temperature rose my pace slowed. I ended up with a time that was in the top three off my marathon times. The finish area had some of my favorites, chocolate milk, fresh bread with peanut butter, Moon Pies, bananas, and lots of water. This put Huntsville on my favorites list for sure! :)