Zeitgeist Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon

First hill was fairly challenging, but felt good. Tried to make up time on the downhill - got a bit of side ache. Felt good through the town. Second hill was tough - very hard at the top. Again tried to make up time on downhill. Got an instant side ache early-on, like something popped. Hurt like crazy and I had to slow way down. Took a couple miles to recover. Kept my pace at the end but just couldn't push any harder.

Do more hard, long downhills in training - learn to avoid those side aches.

That one horrible side ache.


Great event! This was my first time. I love that there are a lot of runners. Volunteers were great, shirt was great, challenging course, fun town in the middle with good cheering support. Crazy lines at the portapotties right before the race - had to pee on a tree! (and saw ladies squatting behind buildings lol). Food was decent. Would have liked more water at the end, and maybe some chocolate milk. Overall, I had a great time and would recommend this race!