26.2 miles through scenic Charm City

Hi, this is LONG. For those of you who just want the summary: 3:54:36, which hit my goal right on the nose - a personal best by 12 minutes and it qualifies me to run the Boston Marathon (for either 2009 or 2010, and if I do it, it will be 2010). Edited to reflect updated race statistics: 8/94 F45-49, 169/1126 women, 773/3112 finishers. Third marathon, first time running Baltimore. The weather was sunny and became quite warm, 54 at the start and 72 at the end, with dewpoints pleasantly in the upper 40s.

( Long and probably boring unless you're a runner. Possibly even if you are. )