Center of the Nation Series Half Marathon - Colorado September 19, 2015 2:32:59 Temp: 40s at the start, high 50s by the finish What I wore: hat, Wonder Woman tank top, Brooks jacket, Skirt Sports Happy Girl Skirt(this is an affiliate link), compression socks, and Altra Running One 2.5 (affiliate link). I was venturing into new territory here - I'd done 5 half marathons in a row before, but this was #6. All things considered, I felt pretty good (in large part thanks to massages.) My plan was to leave it all out on the course. And I did. But mostly because I really did not have that much left in me. The course was mostly a dirt path in the woods - much easier on my body than concrete and less likely to trip me than the trail of … [Read more...]
State #25!!!: Colorado – Half Marathon 4 of 5
Short story: I finished. It wasn't my slowest day. Long story: For the fourth race of the Dust Bowl Series, we ran in Lamar, CO. Thanks to our decision to switch to a B&B, we had a yummy breakfast before the race instead of having to make a PB&J in the room. It was also closer to the race start, so we didn't head over until 6am. (As an aside, three of the races were in central time and the last two were in mountain time. I just stayed on central time, which means we went to sleep at 8:30pm mountain. I'm so time confused right now, it's not even funny.) It was chilly again, but not as bad as the previous day. I opted for fewer layers on the bottom, but still wore my arm warmers and two pairs of gloves. Thanks to … [Read more...]
