I knew better than to bundle up at the start of a race. I have never been cold during a race, only too hot. I had a small windbreaker that could be wadded up and put in a zip pouch that I ended up taking off at about mile 3.

Kept pace pretty well actually, as tough as the hills were, it was probably a wash when you count getting to run down them. The idea I guess is to be in good enough condition that the hills don't wipe you out.

Was in a dog fight the whole race with a couple of runners and was encouraged to see that I was able to loose them in the last mile. Had great strength and my last mile was my fastest.

Maybe eat a little more the day before.

Ran into Coach Brett after the race (RocketMan) and he congratulated me on running a sub-two hour half.


I have been talking about this for a year now. I need to get my weight down. My feet were killing me!! Last year I was running 11 minute miles so it didn't seem so tough on my body but with improvements comes added stress. Time to get control of what I am putting in my mouth.


Great race! The course was really tough but they had gatorade by the time I needed it. Lots of Volunteers to help out and very well organized.

Was a little tougher than I had envisioned it being but was very enjoyable.