Mike to Mike Half MarathonFayetteville, NCMarch 24, 20193:08:39 Temp: 38* at the start, 50s by the endWhat I wore:hat, tank top, Skirt Sports Happy Girl, ProCompression socks, and Altra One 2.5 (that I switched into from Escalante at the last minute.) I signed up for this race on a whim because my friend Liz was an ambassador and offered me a free place to stay. I somehow totally ignored the fact that it was a 5 hour drive home. On I-95. On a Sunday afternoon. Oops. Oh, and I didn't actually run more than 6 miles between my half marathon in December and this one. Oops. My drive down went smoothly and I managed to meet up with another friend from Skirt Sports for lunch on the way. When I got to Fayetteville, I scored the … [Read more...]
State #18: North Carolina
Last week the boys had Thursday and Friday off of school, so we headed down to the Outer Banks of North Carolina for a little family vacation (more on the vacation part tomorrow.) I was able to find a race on Saturday, so I decided to knock off another state. Short story: 44:45 8K (30 seconds slower than my PR), approximately 18 out of 59, 5th woman, and 2nd in my age group. Long story: After two days of awesome weather, I woke in the wee hours of Saturday morning to pouring rain and strong winds. Crap! I don't mind running in a little rain, but steady downpour is not my thing. Luckily, the race wasn't until noon. As the morning wound towards noon, there appeared to be a break in the rain coming. It was still windy, so I … [Read more...]
