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Comments: The fog was hanging over the race start, the horn blew and we were off and running! As we left the park we broke through the fog and it looked clear and sunny up the coast. My pace for the first couple of miles were a tad quicker than I usually run as I was carried by the adrenaline of race day. By mile 4 I settled into my normal pace and enjoyed the great views of the ocean along the beach. The course looked fairly flat however that was slightly deceptive. Very little of it was actually flat, as it mostly consisted of long false-flats and little rollers. Fortunately there was only one hill of minor significance so the terrain didn't slow me down too much. After mile 10 I felt myself slowing down a little bit. Knowing I was on the home stretch helped me stay focused on moving forward and not stopping to walk. As I passed the mile 12 marker I picked up my pace to finish strong. Wow did that last mile hurt! http://connect.garmin.com/activity/450803200 What would you do differently?: Not much, all in all a good race for my current fitness levels.  Post race
Warm down: Went to the first aid tent to get an ice pack for some preventative icing of my "bad" foot. Stretched my legs while watching the surfers ride the waves and still wished I was out there on them myself. What limited your ability to perform faster: Not much, all in all a good race for my current fitness levels. Event comments: Great race, the course was beautiful and scenic Profile Album Last updated: 2014-01-08 12:00 AM
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 2014-02-24 12:50 PM |
Regular  866    Central Coast, CA |  Subject: Seaside Half Marathon |
| 2014-02-24 3:47 PM in reply to: #4954725 |
Expert 1662 Spokane, WA | Subject: RE: Seaside Half Marathon Nice work Brian. Sounds like a great half and a good way to get the season kicked off. Keep that foot under evaluation during the next few weeks to avoid any injury. Try lessening the run load the next few weeks to see how it responds. |
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Drove down to Ventra in the morning of the day before for packet pick-up then did a little bit of historic and beach sight seeing. The drive along the coast was foggy and I was worried the run would be socked in with fog the next day. Met some friends for sushi dinner then went back to the motel and fell asleep early.
Arrived at the race start which was a park right on the beach. The fog was low however looking to the north along the course route I could see sunny and clear skies. While I stretched and warmed up I watched the surfers riding some great long board waves and almost wished I had brought my board and could be out on the water instead of running.