I drove down with Michelle N., Cheris, Michelle M., Kris and Dean. We stayed at the Comfort Inn which made it very easy to walk to and from the race.
I started out with Michelle and Teena. My plan was to start out slower and pick up the pace as the race went on. That didn't happen. I went out too fast for me and ran out of gas at mile 7. I said goodbye to my friends. I decided to take my second gu at mile 7.7. I think that is what caused me to get sick. I ended up using the POP at the 10 mile water station. It was so frustrating to get passed by so many people those last 5 miles. Jody was so sweet and tried to pull me along, but I couldn't do it. I finished 6 minutes slower this year than last year. Anyway, it was a fun weekend. I'm done with my runner's series races. YEA!!!!
My garmin showed the distance as 13.27, so my splits are probably not correct. Here they are anyway. 8:05, 8:00, 7:53, 7:49, 8:06, 7:32, 7:51, 7:59, 8:29, 8:16, 10:06 (bathroom break), 8:41, and 8:49. |