Although I felt cold and wet the entire race, I settled into a comfortable pace from the start. Great course, amazing volunteer turnout, FANTASTIC wood surfboard finisher's medal, nice corral setup at the finish. Overall, and despite the weather, I am very proud of my performance. Full RR here:
http://personalchefontherun.blogspot.com/

More speedwork during base week. Other than that, I trained hard and smart, with not a single sidelining injury. Struggled the tiniest bit to juggle training for the half and triathlon training, and still need to get my nutrition on track. Of course, I hope next year that the weather is less cruddy.

Warm down? Heck, it took me an hour afterwards to stop shivering.


My legs were just too cold to really open up my stride. Wet shoes were absolutely not a problem...only the tiniest blister. Running in a rain poncho shielded me from the wind, but it definitely distracted me. It took a good 2 miles to stop thinking about the cold, rain and wind. Again, the rain was not a bother; the cold and wind really made it difficult to get my legs loose and relax my stride.


Fantastic race. I'm going to make sure that this race is on my calendar every year. It's the coolest medal of all.