The Go St Louis Marathon used to be much bigger. In 2011 when I ran the full there were 1941 full marathon finishers and 11547 half marathon finishers. That was the biggest they ever had. The numbers have steadily declined each year. This year there were 1077 full marathon finishers and 3593 half marathon finishers. The expo has also shrunk in size. They advertise that they have 25,000 participant in their race weekend. I don't know how they count that many. There is the 7K, 5K, relay and kids mile but I don't think all that adds up to anywhere close to 25000. I wonder why the race has gotten so much smaller. It is probably due to the tact that there are a lot more half marathon in the area now. The Go St. Louis organization has also added other races throughout the year. It's too bad that they haven't concentrated on making St. Louis a destination for marathon.
I am still resting. Today I walked Willow, spent 30 minutes on the elliptical and took a hike with Jim in the evening. I am feeling better.
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