Well it was a darn fine weekend if I do say so myself. We packed tons in and I must confess that by 9 PM last night I was about on my last legs. I feel OK this morning but I can’t help but wonder what I’ll feel like this afternoon.
Sunday was our FOURTH half marathon and my best yet (PR). I clocked a time of just over 2:18, 12 minutes better than my performance last October. It was a fun race with a course I enjoyed and the conditions (despite dire predictions) weren’t bad, with the exception of WIND. Nasty wind. It was occasionally at our backs, but mostly it beat us from the side or even head on (usually when heading up hill, I swear!!). I also got a nasty side-stitch around mile 10 that slowed me down some. Still all in all, I clocked some sub 10 splits and felt reasonably good for most of the run. Matt and I ran the whole thing together and it was fun for a change. We actually have the exact same chip time, down to the second.
The after party, as promised, was great. Plenty of good food and fun times hanging out with our training buddies. I also happened upon a friend from grade school and high school and her family. I hadn’t seen her in over 10 years!
There was loads of other fun stuff, including a trip to one of my favorite breakfast spots, Snooze, a fine pre-race dinner and other fun with the kiddos and Matt, but I will save that for another day. Right now I’m still riding my PR high.
