Took off at an easy pace to feel out my legs. Little tired but didn't think I'd have an problems with the run. Well they were a little out of sync. After about a mile and a half some little problems started creeping up. Every now and again my right foot would hit my left calf during a stride so I wound up with this big bruise there. So had to consciously not try to have my leg swing in. And the insides of both ankles got bruised as well. wtf? lol. Stuff I'd never got in training, even pushing tempo pace. Unfortunately, as the race unfolded, my left foot started bothering me. Then my right hip began to tighten up. I was thinking 'damn-it, what next?' Well I tried to tweak my stride towards the last few miles to see if I could alleviate the problems. I open up my stride a bit and increased speed, that helped a bit but then I fatigued faster. The last mile was a struggle. I was hurting. Didn't stop, but it was a very tough finish.

Not do a multi-run event the weekend after an HIM. Hah!

Wandered through the food tent to grab some grub. They had a great selection of food: bananas, grapes, oranges, sliced bagels, muffins and pastries. For warm stuff they had a great shrimp and rice dish, and some endamame salad. So I had a banana, a bagel slice, some of the shrimp and endamame salad, ooh it was tasty! Oh, they also had little containers of low-fat milk. My favorite! Was really happy with the food. Sat down and ate, then stretched. Got back to the car, drove home and took a nice frigid water dip for my legs in the pool. Ate and then took a nap to get ready for the 3.8 mile beach run at 5pm.


Nothing. Just run more.


St. Pete Beach Classic is a great race. Great venue, volunteers and overall support. They also have plenty of after race food and drink options. Good swag too. The weather is always perfect.