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Lifetime Half #53, State #25: New England Series – Maine

May 15, 2016 by MCM Mama 14 Comments

New England Series: Maine
May 15, 2-16
2:29:30

New England Series Maine Medal

Temp: low 50s, cloudy, and windy
What I wore: hat, short sleeve shirt, arm sleeves, a Skirt Sports Happy Girl skirt,
compression socks, and my trusty Altra One 2.5

New England Series Maine outfit

Sunday was the kickoff of the 2016 Mainly Marathons New England Series in Sanford, Maine. Beer Geek and I had spent the last two days driving up from Virginia – in a Mustang that the rental agency gave us when they didn’t have a compact LOL. It was a bit chilly at the start, but mostly because it was quite windy. I started out on the first lap wearing my Brooks Nightlife jacket, but quickly ditched that at the first opportunity. I spent the rest of the race in short sleeves and arm sleeves. I kept thinking I’d take off the arm sleeves and then I’d come around a corner into the wind and be like “nope, sleeves staying on.”

New England Series Maine Start

The race was on a paved trail in a lovely area of Maine, with just enough rolling hills to keep things interesting. Unfortunately, my body was not at all happy to run. There was nothing particularly wrong – it just felt hard to run what should have been an easy pace. I enjoyed chatting with old friends and made a few new ones.

New England Series Course Cathy

When I got to the last lap, Beer Geek offered to go with me. I took him up on it as I was feeling worn out. He kept me moving at a good pace for most of the lap (he’s faster than I am by quite a bit and had only run a 5k, so had fresher legs) and then he acted as my rabbit as I raced to the finish to try to come in under 2:30:00. Thanks to him pushing me, I made it with 30 seconds to spare!

New England Maine finish

After the race, we went to Redhook Brewery for lunch. The food and beer were quite tasty.

Redhook Beer

Then it was off to visit a bunch of covered bridges.

New England Series Covered Bridges

We ended our day with a lovely meal at the Hancock Inn in Hancock, New Hampshire. Sadly, we would have to miss out on their awesome breakfast as I was running the New Hampshire race during it.

The good:

  • The course was lovely and had only a couple of significant hills. The other hills were the nice little rollers that help keep your legs fresh.
  • The people. Always the people.
  • Running a lap with Beer Geek at the end. He really pulled me through when I wanted to walk.
  • The food. Always the food. I only eat rice krispy treats during the race, but I ate several panini quarters after the race. New England Series Finish Norm

The bad:

  • Not feeling awesome for whatever reason – I definitely need my allergy medicine for the next races.

The ugly:

  • The wind. Most of the time it was just annoying, but right near the start/finish/turnaround it was so strong I felt like I wasn’t moving forward. I felt like I was at a sprint effort at the finish, but I’m pretty sure I was barely running LOL.

Would I do it again?

I love Mainly Marathons and this was a nice course. I would totally come up here for a vacation and hit the race again for fun. Our plan is to someday do all the Series in one year, but that will have to wait a while.

New England Series Maine

25 states (plus DC) done on my quest to run a half marathon in all 50 states! 14 of 23 states done in my journey to Mercury!

Today I’m linking up with HoHo and Tricia for Weekly Wrap. Stop by the link up and see what everyone else is up to…

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  1. Coco says

    May 15, 2016 at 8:42 pm

    Sounds like you had a great time! How are you liking the Mustang? I think I’d want more room to stretch my legs after a race. 😉
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    • MCM Mama says

      May 15, 2016 at 9:10 pm

      It’s actually quite roomy – if there are only two people LOL. I have my seat pushed all the way back. The powerful engine is kind of awesome and it hugs these country roads really well. Beer Geek is enjoying driving it.

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  2. Lesley says

    May 15, 2016 at 9:13 pm

    I love arm sleeves because I feel like I can keep them on longer and not worry so much about over heating. I used them at Tinker Bell and never felt like I had to ditch them.
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    • MCM Mama says

      May 15, 2016 at 9:16 pm

      I’ve been known to push them down and pull them back up. My favorite is to wear them with a tank top – I never overheat then. But today would have been chilly in a tank…

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  3. CARLA says

    May 16, 2016 at 5:27 am

    oh the WIND WIND WIND would kill me.
    youre so tenacious and indomitable.
    <3
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  4. Linda Schaack says

    May 16, 2016 at 9:17 am

    Great job – I can’t really imagine running back to back to back . . . 1/2 marathons!

    It looks like you are wearing two watches – just wondering why?

    As I am looking at this post this morning, I am realizing that you have now completed #2! And I haven’t even got out of the house yet for my 6 mile run!

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  5. Janelle @ Run With No Regrets says

    May 16, 2016 at 12:15 pm

    Great job on your race! Hills and wind sound like a really tough combination! That’s great that you and Beer Geek were able to finish together.
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  6. Kimberly Hatting says

    May 16, 2016 at 2:39 pm

    We had crazy wind in Iowa this weekend, especially on Saturday. Glad I scheduled my long run for Sunday 😉
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  7. Deborah @ Confessions of a mother runner says

    May 16, 2016 at 4:08 pm

    Nice job!
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  8. Karen @ Fit in France says

    May 16, 2016 at 4:53 pm

    I am from Maine but started running after I left the state. I love running when I go home to see my parents, there are so many great trails.
    Congrats on your finishing even though it was a bit tough.
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  9. Mary Beth Jackson says

    May 18, 2016 at 5:53 am

    Looks like a beautiful course! I am looking forward to Zooma Cape Cod- I have never been in that area before and can’t wait to explore. Hope you are feeling better this week!
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  10. HoHo Runs says

    May 18, 2016 at 9:43 am

    I could not live without my collection of arm sleeves. They have saved the day on many occasions. It looks like a very pretty trail. Don’t these races usually make you loop over and over? Hopefully this was a bigger loop. The wind is such a challenge! Thankfully, it wasn’t horrible (just annoying) for the entire loop. Congrats on half # 53. I’ll never catch you unless I so a few of these series. Thanks for linking with us Erika!
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  11. Debra @HappyRunningSole says

    May 19, 2016 at 10:47 pm

    Nice job on your half in those tough conditions! I look forward to following your journey to Mercury.
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  12. Heather says

    May 23, 2016 at 9:50 am

    I know I never comment but I love reading your MM series recaps. I have a hard time wrapping my brain around it all, it sounds like so much fun though. Some day when my kids are older I’d love to make my husband do a few with me. #lifegoals

    I know I’m only commenting on one but I’ve read the recaps from the other days too. Sounds like fun, but laps sound hard!

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