After having the 2019 Marine Corps Marathon, 2020 Boston Marathon, and 2020 70.3 Blue Ridge Triathlon cancelled secondary to COVID-19, it was fun to have an actual race. The Battleship people did a great job trying to run a marathon in a COVID-19 environment. They had everyone wear masks at the waiting line. They limited each wave to 50 people and did multiple waves. It was weird but everything about 2020 has been weird. It was a beautiful day to run with cool clear temperatures. The route was different as they literally had us run a circle four times to get a marathon distance. The course is primarily a half marathon course. The race course was fun because you get to run around the USS North Carolina and cross the Cape Fear River twice. I finished 2nd overall which is my best showing at any marathon; however, my time was one of my worst times for a marathon in many years. The truth is you run faster and harder in a herd and COVID-19 requires distancing. It was fun to run and I enjoyed this change to the COVID-19 groundhog day experience.
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