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Race Reports for Surf City Half Marathon

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Race rating (5)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Well, this was quite the race for me. Coming into this race, I had the death of a dear friend on my mind, and nervous concerns about my left hamstring. In March of 2015, I weighed 169 pounds, out of shape and without motivation. I met a young lady, Victoria, who helped me "get my mind right". She assisted with nutrition ideas and menu plans, and took me to HITT classes on the Marine base. These "high intensity tactical training" sessions every Tuesday, really whipped my ass into shape, while completely rebuilding a fitness base. The additional workout sessions and running sessions paid off in the end. I will forever be indebted to her. I continued to run and work hard. In September, after running 8 and 9 mile training runs in San Francisco while visiting my parents, I returned to the next HITT class, and injured my left hamstring. I tried to gut out my training runs and a few HITT classes, until I could do no more. A trip to the chiropractor and a few tests later, it was
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