Riverboat Series Half Marathon - Tennessee April 13, 2014 2:18:41 Temp: mid-60s, humid, and windy What I wore: hat, short sleeve shirt, Skirt Sports Happy Girl skirt, PROCompression socks, and (sadly) a new pair of Brooks Pure Flow 2 This race was everything that the first one wasn't. It was all paved, the hills were slight rollers, and there was a good amount of shade. I woke up feeling pretty good and was ready to go. In fact, I rocked the first five miles and then made the decision to slow down so I would have enough for the rest of the week. Unfortunately, at mile 8, I discovered that the Brooks shoes hurt my foot. The last four miles were a bit of a struggle as I tried to land lightly and not hurt my foot. Even with … [Read more...]
State #9: Rainy and Hilly
After a week of spring break down in Mississippi, we headed up to Lynchburg, Tennessee for the Oak Barrel Half Marathon. Poor Shoo had a stomach bug, so we ended up stopping multiple times for him. What should have been an 8 hour drive ended up being quite a bit longer. Finally, we made it to Lynchburg and headed over to the Jack Daniel's Distillery to pick up my race packet and take a tour. The tour was awesome and I highly recommend taking it if you are ever in the area. I enjoyed it, despite hating the smell of whisky and suffering from flashbacks to college football games. ;o) Saturday morning, Beer Geek woke me to tell me that a huge thunderstorm was going to hit right as the race started. I quickly headed over to the start line … [Read more...]
