Felt good for the 1st 5K actually ran my race pace. Stomach issue started to become a problem during the 2nd 5K and eventually caused a 7min run delay (lines for the PP, I swear), My paced dropped a considerably after that and I had to shift into a run / walk interval from about mile 9 to 12. I finished strong however and enjoyed the crowds as I crossed the finsh line.

I'm trying not to be too critical of my very slow race time and instead focus on that this was my very 1st 1/2 marathon.Just a short year ago I had issues with just doing 3 miles let alone 13.1. I learned alot for todays race and this is going to make the next one all that much easier.

I thought I was careful about what I ate during the days leading up to the race but I'm going to have to be better at pre-race meal planning. Stomach issues are the worst. Continue to train on my running ability

Light Stretching and simply walking around a little checking out the massive amounts of people that attended this event.


The extra weight I just can't seem to shake.


GENERAL NOTE: My 7 year old son Sean (With is Aunt Marcy) ran the last 1 mile for the race as part of a childrens hospital charity event and received his 1st finishers medal. He even managed to get qouted in the local newspaper.