I hadn't run over 7 miles in a long time. Last weekend I did the Dirty Bird trail run which was 9.3. That was tough, so I thought jumping to 13.1 was going to be both tough & stupid. It was mentally tough. Once I hit the 10 mile mark I wanted to start picking people off. I knew I could run hard for 3 more miles, so I did, whether or not is was stupid to do so. As the day goes by and the stiffness sets in, I'm sure I will be kicking myself running the entire 13 miles. I just wasn't ready.

UM...as far as how I approached everything in the race, nothing. I kept a conservative pace in the beginning. I didn't want to use all of my energy up so early in the race. I didn't train at all for this race and have covered close to the distance in a long time, so I was a bit concerned. Looking back on the race, aside from being stupid and doing the race, I think I handled everything well.

Walked a little & waited for friends to finish. Drank water, iced hamstring, cheered some other runners on. Went back to condo, ate, and iced foot. I will rotate the icing from hamstring and foot throughout the day. I will also throw in a little stretching in there, too.


Totally not in shape for this. I think I did well, considering. I like that I finished this race running even though I was completely out of shape for it. I had to suck it up, and I like being tested like that occassionally ;-)


This is a great race. It's flat, if that's what you're looking for, and it's early to beat the heat of the sun. It's a small event, with a total of 500 people between all 4 events.

The only problem I have with this run is that it's in the dark. It starts in the dark, at least. It doesn't start getting light out until about 1:45 minutes into run, so for a long time you aren't looking at much. When the sun comes up, though, the views are spectacular.