I was sweating buckets at the end of this race. It was hot but I didn't feel hot. They had aid stations every two miles so I ate a gu every hour and drank GE and water. Started this one out at a nice pace. Legs felt OK. Was of course in the back of the pack with some people who were running/walking. Usually those folks stay with me even though I run the entire time. But not this time. My pace was good and steady. I was doing 11 min/miles by mile 3. But slowed down a hair after mile 10 but still had a good pace going. I probably could have managed my all time goal of a 2:30 on a 1/2 marathon if I'd pushed it but my hammies were started to bother me and I have to live to run another day. Still I beat my time from the Austin 1/2 Marathon by about 5 minutes. So I'm not complaining on the PR! :)

Nothing. Paced it just right. Nutrition was cool.

Nothing. Just drove back to the place I was staying and promptly went to sleep.


Um, probably the 100 miles I did as a warm up! :)


This is a beautiful city and I loved coming here. Can't wait to be back there for IMCdA. However this race seemed a little bit unorganized. Drink stops every two miles for a marathon? That didn't seem right. And no aid stations for the last 3 miles. And you had to run past the finish line to do a 1.5 mile loop before finishing. Talk about a momentum killer. But all in all it was a fun race. I'd do it again.