Just because the Brunswick Marathon is also known as the BM, please don’t expect any tasteless jokes. We here at Dan Horvath Running Blog Headquarters have high standards, and would never, ever stoop so low as to say anything like, 'Join us for the first BM of the year,' or, 'This BM will be BIG - Really BIG,' or 'The BM the morning after New Year’s Eve is always great.'
That out of the way, we should say that the January 1, 2019 BM came about because the Landis Loonies Marathon did not. LLM took place in New London, OH, and it was one of those small, friendly races. Unfortunately, Kevin and Keith Landis decided not to hold it this year. The BM would be a similar format: four 6.55 mile loops on New Year’s Day morning.
Race Director Dan was gratified to see eighteen starters show up at Brunswick Panera. He (and they) got lucky with the weather; it was about as good as it can get in January.
Several runners stuck together for the first loop. But several dropped out after that, and Larry Orwin, Pete Kostelnick, Frank Dwyer, and RD Dan stayed together for one more. After that, it was only Pete and Dan. But there were only two more loops. Piece of cake, right?
By the fourth loop, Pete was getting tired, but RD Dan pulled him along. Editor’s note: We suggest someone fact-check that last statement.
Pete and Dan finished together in 4:18. Angela Demchuk, Felicia Fago, and Michael Kazar also finished the race.
Seemed as though everyone had a fun and satisfying BM.
