Well, don't really know what to say about this race. I wasn't planning on doing this race, but Bill and Mike talked me into it, saying it would be a good training run, so I agreed. I'm overweight and still way out of shape, so I really didn't have any expectations going into the race. Since the marathon in October my only long runs have been a 13 miler and a 16 miler a few weeks ago, so going in I knew I didn't have much of a base as far as endurance. I did a 3 mile warm-up with Clyde and Dave, which probably made me tired before the race even started.
1-6:43
2-7:03
3-6:59
4-7:03
5-8:13
6-7:52
7-8:19
8-6:46
9-8:16
10-8:41
11-9:00
12-7:42
13-7:29
.1-:05
1:40:16 (7:43 average)
I think what really frustrated me with this race, was the fact my splits were all over the place. The first 4 miles were probably too fast and then I struggled the rest of the race getting into any kind of rhythm. The new course is challenging, but I actually liked it and hope they don't keep changing it every year, like has been the trend the last few years. There was some rain and a slight headwind at times, but the weather wasn't too bad. Looking back I was probably over dressed, I wore my duofold tights and shirt.
Anyway, I'm glad I finished the race, I was tempted to turn around at my 4 and just run back to the start. I had the same thought when we got by the bridge at mile 9, I thought it would be a good place to just cut back to the beginning, but I didn't. The last two miles were somewhat respectable. | 