My goal for this race was to keep it under 9:30 pace. It was strictly practice for my HIM in June. I did a long ride yesterday and then wanted to test the legs today. The downhill was a blessing in the beginning b/c my body was a little tight and winded from Saturday. But after two or so miles I settled into a nice pace. I felt good and the HR stayed in the 150s (Zone 3 for me) and the time went by quickly.

The course was hillier than I thought it would be but I just put the head down and tried to power up. I ran a good race but faded a bit over the last 2 miles. The strong headwind didn't help and I knew I was going to be inside the 2:05 goal I set. At one point I thought about a PR (1:58) but decided that was not the purpose of this race and I was prepared for that.

One note - my watch and their clock did not agree. I came in at 2:03:58 according to my watch. So I believe I was 30 sec. faster than their clock. I know I started my watch before the mat and stopped it after. But no biggie, it wasn't a BQ time. LOL

Not much - the race went well. Next week Marine Corp Half - more practice!

I walked around and saw some friends including fellow BTer, Chrissy. We chatted, ate some snacks which I shared w/ my kids then went to the Italian store for a slice of Nino's pizza. Ummmmm!


Long ride from yesterday but this was for practice so I was happy w/ the pace.


The race was ok. Good for a first time around. The volunteers were great and there was plenty of water/powerade on the course. I hope the race can grow and the course can get a little more interesing. It's great having this race in my backyard.