Location: Downtown (race route map) Distance: 13.1 miles Chip Time: 2:56:29 First Half: 1:23:24 (12:39 pace) Second Half: 1:34:05 (14:27 pace) (!!)
So, here’s my first race report in quite a while. I think my last one was back in April for the Astro’s Race for the Pennant 5K. While the weather at this Sunday’s Half was hundreds times better than the Pennant’s, I also finished this race not too happy with my results. *sigh* Plus today, Extra Strength Tylenol is my friend today. Prerace: Got to the race site just after 6am. There were already huge crowds hanging around the club tents, and lines forming at the portapotties. Ahh, the familiar pre-race scenes. At the chip pickup, I saw Keith, Edwin , Jon and Vic! There were a lot of reasons I was looking forward to this race (my first Half, getting back into running, etc) - but seeing fellow running bloggers was definitely on the top of the list. The pre-race energy was pretty exciting. We stood on the curb, and I started scanning the crowd….and at the other end of the street, up popped Holden’s head! I waved hello, then started looking for my sister. Eventually, I turned to my left and realized that we had been standing 6 inches apart, trying to find each other! Pretty funny. Anyways, after the National anthem and the gun, we were off. (more…)