{"id":772,"date":"2013-07-02T16:33:03","date_gmt":"2013-07-02T16:33:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/finearchitecturalillustration.com\/blog\/?p=772"},"modified":"2013-07-02T16:33:03","modified_gmt":"2013-07-02T16:33:03","slug":"my-first-marathon-san-francisco-june-16-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/finearchitecturalillustration.com\/index.php\/2013\/07\/02\/my-first-marathon-san-francisco-june-16-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"My First Marathon: San Francisco June 16, 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Father&#8217;s Day at 4 AM I got up after getting practically zero sleep, and started getting prepped for my first marathon run in San Francisco&#8230;.The night before, we had a great meal in a little Chinatown restaurant that we used to go to years ago&#8230;.I checked my blood sugar just for the heck of it before I went to sleep&#8211;and to my shock it was 331-must have been something I ate (hence the sleepless night)&#8230;.We stayed at a little boutique hotel on Nob Hill, where I started walking down to the race starting point at Market Street and the Embarcadero about 4:45 AM in the dark&#8230;.Made it to the starting line in plenty of time, shivering but knowing as soon as the race started, that would all end&#8230;.What transpired from there was a truly memorable experience&#8230;.A Spectacular Running Tour of some of the most beautiful areas of the most beautiful American City (in my opinion)&#8230;.Having only run 20 miles on my longest training run ( and not feeling like running another 6.2 miles afterward),\u00a0 I held back the first half of the race so I would have the best chance of finishing&#8230;.Once we got to the Mission District and Miles 21, 22, I knew I could do it&#8230;.And I did&#8211;I even had a finish line &#8220;kick&#8221; to finish the race!\u00a0 In what was my first (and most likely my last) full marathon, I am happy to say I ran the entire race without walking, and finished it in flying colors&#8230;.There is a great satisfaction in running a full marathon&#8211;and I will always recall that feeling fondly&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/finearchitecturalillustration.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Blue-Race-Photo.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-773 lazyload\" title=\"JMG Full Marathon Photo 1\" data-src=\"https:\/\/finearchitecturalillustration.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Blue-Race-Photo.jpg\" alt=\"JMG Full Marathon Photo 1\" width=\"123\" height=\"184\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 123px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 123\/184;\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/finearchitecturalillustration.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/0007t.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-774 lazyload\" title=\"JMG Full Marathon Photo 2\" data-src=\"https:\/\/finearchitecturalillustration.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/0007t.jpg\" alt=\"JMG Full Marathon Photo 2\" width=\"122\" height=\"184\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 122px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 122\/184;\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/finearchitecturalillustration.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/0009t.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-775 lazyload\" title=\"JMG Full Marathon Photo 3\" data-src=\"https:\/\/finearchitecturalillustration.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/0009t.jpg\" alt=\"JMG Full Marathon Photo 3\" width=\"122\" height=\"184\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 122px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 122\/184;\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/finearchitecturalillustration.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/JMG-S-F-Marathon-Finish.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-776 lazyload\" title=\"JMG S F Marathon Finish\" data-src=\"https:\/\/finearchitecturalillustration.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/JMG-S-F-Marathon-Finish.jpg\" alt=\"JMG S F Marathon Finish\" width=\"122\" height=\"184\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 122px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 122\/184;\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/finearchitecturalillustration.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/0021t.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-777 lazyload\" title=\"JMG S F Marathon 4\" data-src=\"https:\/\/finearchitecturalillustration.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/0021t.jpg\" alt=\"JMG S F Marathon 4\" width=\"122\" height=\"184\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 122px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 122\/184;\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/finearchitecturalillustration.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/0016t.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-778 lazyload\" title=\"JMG S F Marathon 5\" data-src=\"https:\/\/finearchitecturalillustration.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/0016t.jpg\" alt=\"JMG S F Marathon 5\" width=\"122\" height=\"184\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 122px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 122\/184;\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/finearchitecturalillustration.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/0027t.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-780 lazyload\" title=\"JMG S F Marathon 6\" data-src=\"https:\/\/finearchitecturalillustration.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/0027t.jpg\" alt=\"JMG S F Marathon 6\" width=\"122\" height=\"184\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 122px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 122\/184;\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/finearchitecturalillustration.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/0045t.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-782 lazyload\" title=\"JMG S F Marathon Medal\" data-src=\"https:\/\/finearchitecturalillustration.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/0045t.jpg\" alt=\"JMG S F Marathon Medal\" width=\"122\" height=\"184\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 122px; 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