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<\/a><\/p>\nAnother view per the upload from my GPS running watch after the run.<\/p>\n
To help us beat the Cayman heat, the race started at 5am!\u00a0 That may seem early, but its a brilliant idea.\u00a0 Quick 1\/2 marathoners can finish the race right around sunrise while the full marathoners only have to cope with <2h of sun out of their race if they are fast enough.<\/p>\n For time tracking, all runners are issued a “chip” as seen below. (407 was by bib number)<\/p>\n It is about the size of a bottle cap and you integrate it to you shoe laces so not to lose it.\u00a0\u00a0 When passing though the start and finish lines, there are sensors that detect the chip and the total running time.\u00a0 Quite nifty and reduces the likelihood of an error if someone were to manually take the time when runners arrive at the finish line.<\/p>\n Here is the finish line.\u00a0 Lots of people cheering on the runners ; it was great.\u00a0 Along the route, at the water stations, the volunteers also did a great job cheering us on and always had plenty of water and Gatorade<\/em> on hand.<\/p>\n Here is my good friend (and office mate) Beth.\u00a0 She won the women’s full marathon for the 4th time (not a typo) in a row.\u00a0\u00a0 A true force of nature. The following woman came in over 15 minutes later, which makes her win even more impressive.<\/p>\n So how did I do?\u00a0 Well, here is the medal all the finishers get ; very nice.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n