Good training run. I wasn't looking to set a PR and didn't want to compromise my training next week just to kill myself for the weekly long run. I went out easy and gradually built my pace towards the end. This turned out to be a nice pregression run. By mile 10 I was up to full speed and logged a couple of 6:30 miles, then backed off for the final mile and shgut it down to an easy jog at 13.

2 more miles of coold down to finish off my 18 mile day. I headed back to the car, grabbed my mt. bike, hit up Java Surf for a breakfast burrito and coffee, then made my way to the boardwalk to wait for Katie. Our Shamrock/RnR tradition is for me to meet her on the boardwalk and jog in the last mile or so with her.


I wasn't there to race and I haven't been training for a fast 1/2 mary.


RnR is a high profile race and they always do things big. My perspective as someone running up front is likely different from someone back in the masses. Although I would have liked more aid stations along the course, there was always plenty available when I hit one as well as in the finishing area. I'd imagine that once 10,000 people have already gone through there might be a little less organization and I know they have run low of things in the past. Still though, I think they do a good job with a very big event.