This was a very small local race. There were 41 people for the half marathon (23 women and 18 men) and 23 people for the 5k. I was concerned that this wasn't going to be a good race because the brochure stated that they would only have 2 water stations! I decided to carry my fuel belt with me for this race to make sure I had enough fluids. Since it was an out and back course, the 2 water stations were actually 4, but I was still happy I had brought my fuel belt. I am used to drinking every 2 miles and wanted to stick to that routine. Other than the number of water stations, the race was actually well run and they had great snacks after the race.

I was still having problems with my legs and I hadn't run more than 10 miles in the last month, so I had planned to take it easy and use the race as a training run. I ended up running it much faster than a training run though (just my competitive nature). I didn't have any trouble with my legs, but I could never seem to make my legs run the pace I was wanting either. The course was a bit hilly. There were only a couple of steep hills (short). But most of the course seemed to be either a long uphill or a long downhill. There were no flat sections. It wasn't my best time for a half marathon, but it wasn't too bad either.

Not much, other than try to remain injury free for races in the future!

I walked around a lot waiting for the other racers to finish. Then I did some stretching and talked to some of the other runners as we waited for the awards to be given out.


Not enough training lately due to injury.


This was a great race (well run) considering the entry fee was only $20!