"Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us," Hebrews 12:1
To say the weather was miserable is an understatement.
Worst weather of any race. It started off raining pretty solid (I actually
contemplated not leaving the jeep and driving home) and continued to rain
essentially all 13.1 amazing miles. There was a slight tease for about a mile
where the rain gave me a break. Only to have the skies open up and quickly turn
into a torrential downpour with thunder and lightening the last 4 miles. Sweet.
I was VERY under trained for this race and knew it would
be bad. I had one long run for a whopping 9 miles. The rest of my runs where
anywhere from a mile to maybe 5 on a good day. Too much travel, too much work,
too much fun, not enough running. Somehow I trudged through the puddles/lakes
and managed to not walk and finish with an ok time all things considered.
Overall time was 2:24:290,
so an average of 11:02 a mile. 32/39 for
age group, way to close to the end of the pack for my liking. My slowest ever
but I’ll take it. I can use this time as motivation to actually train for the next
race. I did motivate myself by purchasing a cute new Lululemon running outfit.
I really should buy stock in that company!
I recovered with a
beer, a long hot bath , and my first try at compression sleeves.
I can't say thank you enough to all of the volunteers who
stood in the rain to hand out water and
the CB police officers who kept us safe
- you all make this race my favorite every year even in miserable weather. Your
high fives, huge, and words of encouragement keep me going. Thank you!!!
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