Cape Cod Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon

I started off somewhere in the middle of the pack with my friend Alex. The cannon went off...BOOM! and off we went! Stuck in the group until about mile 2 then we started to stretch out. I kept my pace slow to start to warm up the calves. by mile 3 Alex and began to separate as he began to find his stride. I never really hit mine coz of the calves. But I paced myself. I kept having to bring my hips more under me and soften my landing. I have a tendency these days to slap my feet down. It happened while correcting bad form a few months back. Now my correction has become my bad form. ANd so it goes. I got into a rythym and REALLY enjoyed the route. Flat flat flat...parelleling the ocean for a great portion of it. Then around the Steamship Authority the rollers began. Now I my regular run route is flat around the CHarles RIver but I seemed to handle these rollers OK. I think my time on hills on the bike really hellped! I did slow my pace down a bit...but not by much. Around mile 9 a group of little girls were screaming at the top of their little lungs....you know the type of scream that goes right thru you. But as I passed them I actually got a little boost and picked up the pace a bit. But my mile 12 my hips and knees and ankles really started to complain! I stopped twice ever so briefly to shake them out.That last mile was tuff! But down the finishing shute I found another burst of energy and finshed strong!

Nothing. I felt felt awesome thru most of it. Just keep working with my coach and training!

Walked around a bit...ate a banana, a donut and drank lots of water


knots in my calves. Gonna continue to work on my form so I don't stress out the calves


I couldn't have asked for a better race as my first Half Marathon. I recommend this race to everyone!!!!