Those Wellesley girls are very loud, very friendly and very supportive. One of the runners helped me out. He told me to get to the left side and plug your ears.

I'm very happy with my time. I ran 3:30, I was right there.

It's a big difference. It's a difficult course and the hardest part was controlling myself early on. I knew if I kept myself under control during the first 16 miles, then the hills might not be that bad.