First Call To Run Marathon

Christmas Marathon originally scheduled on 12/21/2008 was postponed to the following week due to the dangerous snow storm.
Then, it was completed cancelled thanks to the extended severe weather condition.
Rumor was that the registration would be passed over to Valentine Marathon in Feb in Olympia, WA.
It makes sense because it was organized by same organizer at the same course.
Meanwhile, I wanted to run Last Chance Marathon in Bellingham on 12/31/2008, but I was told that the registration was already full.
So, what I came up with was First Call To Run Marathon in Bothell on 1/1/2009.

Fortunately, they had a spot for me.
The course was completely flat on Sammamish River Trail.
About 10~15% of the trail was still coverred by snow but it was not unrunnable.
I got the best record at 4:16:06
Also, this run qualified me for Marathon Maniacs membership.
Although it is a bronze level (one star), it's one of a kind achievement for my new challenge. I will be proudly running with yellow Marathon Maniacs T-shirt in all the following marathons.