I was using this race as a practice for the Shamrock in a couple weeks. My goal was to run closer to a 9minute mile to practice pacing, eating, and hydration. As always, i got carried away wiht the crowds. Got myself a half-marathon PR, which is cool, but wasn't my plan for the race.

I had a fantastic time at this race. Everything was just perfect. The cold, overcast weather was perfect to run in. My body felt great, nothing hurt in a bad way. I feel confident for my marathon in a couple weeks..i hope not over-confident, but i'm not as nervous as i was.

Also siked that i ran this race 5 minutes faster this year than I did in 2006. Woohoo!

Ran 6 more miles...i had a 20 mile run on schedule for the day.

Made it about 3 miles out and it started raining on me..making me miserably cold..so i turned around and ran back to the highschool.

Back at the highschool I had some food and changed clothes.


This is a great race, i'll definitly do it again. I was a bit bummed that they ran out of jackets in the size I ordered. So now i'm stuck with this massive yellow jacket that I can't use. I guess I could make a tent out of it, or something.