Park 2 Park Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon

and we are off! and frank wants to stay with me, joy. but it did pass the time. and frank is not that annoying, as long as you can talk to him about something other than racing. it's not always about the win frank.

the plan was to keep a nice zone 2 pace. but as i was going, i figured i would let it go a little bit as long as it felt good and it wasn't too outragous. started towards the back with my wife so i was passing a few people. a couple comments about the outfit, i need to practice my snappy comments.

the volunteers were excellent! they didn't put their fingers in the water and there was plenty to go around. there was a drum core about mile 3. they stopped playing each time i passed. had to yell at them.

talked with a girl running with a chemistry shirt on (go chemists!)

getting close to the turn around the elites were making their way back. they looked in pain. didn't look like much fun.

the race really got fun when we hit the turn around and we started high fiving the runners on the way back. they seemed to be enjoying themselves a lot more.

a woman was trying to take my picture. i stopped to get her camera, handed it to someone close and took a picture with her. anything for my fans ;)

frank started huffing mile 9. he said go on, and i did. laters.

one aid station had a guy in a purple superhero costume for a local gym. i gave him a big high five and made sure i found him after the race.

the last mile i was passing a few people who let it out a little early. trying to encourage them to finish strong.

they have a timing mat just before the finish that brings your name to the announcer. you could send in a little blurb if you wanted. i let him use his imagination.

"and here comes your favorite superhero. is it a bird? is it a plane? no! it's superman!"

crossed the line and did my best superman flight pose.

i'm not going to dignify that with a response.

waited at the finish with some friends for rach. her announcement was going to be that she was prego. but there were too many finishing at the same time and it didn't get read. suck.

beer bbq and begals were the post race food. good times. got some pictures and saw my old swimming buddy turned triathlon rock star tj toallkson (3rd overall at IMKY!). his girlfriend tore up the woman's field and he came to watch. wished him the best at kona and snapped a picture.

photos posted in album!


cape slowed me down a bit, but the tights felt nice. um, nice in a manly way, yeah, manly.


this is a great race for anyone in the area! i highly recommend it! very first time friendly (walkers can start 1 hour early) as well as getting some good elite competition!