Half Marathon HellAfter much deliberation, I went to the half marathon on Saturday. We’d gotten 6+” of rain overnight and it was still pouring and hot and humid when I picked up my packet. I ran back to the car to get my frozen fuel belt and ended up sitting there. Two claps of thunder [Read More]
4 For Friday
1. To Race or Not to Race?I have a half marathon tomorrow. Forecast says low of 75 high of 93. High humidity of course. I am not good in heat. The course map shows water stations every 3 miles (I hope they change that). But I need to get in the miles anyway. Do I [Read More]
Confession Friday: Natural Remedies for Ants
1. I have a half marathon this weekend with a mongo hill in it and I’ve done zippo in the hill training department. Not even gonna try to make any excuses. This is NOT a goal race though. Just a training run. 2. Since marathon training started, I’ve dropped my brick workouts like a hot [Read More]
Windy Half Marathon Race Report
I woke at 5am to temps in the low 60’s. Was this gonna be yet another hot race? I exchanged my long sleeve top and tights for a tank with Zensah sleeves and capris, all in stealth black with a cheetah headband. As I drove to the race I could hear the wind. Great. This [Read More]
