Nice day for a run. i decided to walk a portion of every mile because my training (such as it is) was really terrible. Then on the second hill of the course, i got light-headed while running up hill, so i figured i'd walk every hill. That worked out well for me. While i didn't, in fact, "race," i did finish under my own power, and i felt good afterward. i did what i could on the day i had to do it. Isn't that the goal?

Train more. This whole grad school thing is kinda cramping my style, though.

There was rather an abrupt stop past the finish line, as they herded us through a tent for snacks and medals (for the half-barrel finishers). Warm down==i stood in place.


Lack of training. Asthma. Light-headedness.


The race is well organized, and with two free Tyranena beers and a lasagna dinner after the race? It's fantastic. The courses are *quite* hilly (both of my uncles who've run the half-barrel went in saying, "I love hills," and finished looking like death), but if you're ready for them, it's lovely.