America's Finest City Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon

Great race. Nearly hit my ultimate goal of 1:35. Very happy with outcome since my run training has been limited because of ITBS and an emphasis on cycling. Very pleased that my IT did not flare up and that I was able to mentally push through the tough miles. At miles 8-9 I was ready to give in and admit defeat but continued to "put one foot in front of the other" and eventually made it through the tough stretch. After the race my brother, his wife and I signed up for the Big Sur Half Marathon in November and have promised to try and greatly improve our times. It is neat to run with them.

umm. Slow down and try an run an negative split or an even split. My first 5 miles avg was sub 7:00 (granted it was downhill) then it continued to climb to as high as an 8min/mile along the 6th street climb.

Drank water and waited around for my bro and sis to finish.


Lots of volunteers and great aid stations - though I heard the gatorade was watered down. I was disappointed in the lack of excitement from the bystanders. I know its boring/hard to cheer for long but this was the least energetic race I have been too.