Went as fast as I felt was sustainable. I had planned to keep close tabs on my pace at each mile marker, but it was marked in km. I knew km well enough to watch my pace, but not as accurately as I'd planned. I didn't feel that great until about 20 min into the race and I think at that point my pace picked up a little. I definitely left it all out there.

Nothing actually during the race. If I did more speedwork and ran more than twice a week, I'd probably be faster. Today I definitely left it all out on the course and ran as fast as I could. It is what it is!

I didn't make my goal, but I'm still very proud of my performance. I ran 10 min miles, which is great for me. I'll keep working on it and I'll get it by the end of the summer!

Fended off puking. Walked quickly to the bathroom and ALMOST lost the ounce that was in my bladder. Seriously close call.... I think that working so hard you puke is cool, but working so hard you pee isn't.... Why is that? Stretched, walked around the festival.


Ummm, genetics, lack of speed training, general weiner tendencies


This is a great race. I did it last year and it's what got me back into racing. It's a fun race and the festival afterwards is awesome. They have tons of freebies and agility and flyball competitions. If you like dogs, it's awesome!