Unfortunately, I did not hit my goal time but I did end up beating my time from two years ago by a few seconds. Here's the statline:
5/18/14 place: 1844 sex pl: 317 div pl: 42 time: 1:01:55
5/15/16 place: 1677 sex pl: 314 div pl: 90 time: 1:01:39
Running the race, I did feel like I slowed down a lot after Hayes Hill. I never walked but I was definitely very tired from weaving early in the race. I was stressed about time so I probably ended up going way too fast, too early. My pace in the beginning was about 7:35 and map my run gave me about 7.8 miles of actual distance ran. Oh well! We started in Corral B because Marvin had been suffering an IT band injury and we didn't know how fast he could run or if he could even make the whole distance. Luckily he got through the entire race! It's the longest foot race he's run before.
Note to self: If you're serious about your time, ALWAYS choose to start in Corral A despite what you think your pace will be (as there will be walkers in every corral).
Despite the unfortunate amount of weaving I had to do in the beginning, I had a ton of fun this race. The costume made a difference and I received a ton of compliments and got to take pictures with a few people:
I'm most proud of the fact that I ran this race for a cause I believed in. Fundraising is always a challenge for me because I never want to bother people for donations. Since this experience, however, I'm more willing to give to others who are fundraising for their own causes. Especially if it helps children.
I still have to give away that yoga mat that I promised! Gotta randomly select!
The San Francisco HM is at the end of this month. Phew time flew by fast and I've been slacking on training and nutrition. It's been a rough and fun month of travel but I am so so happy that I can settle back into a routine.
I'm pretty slow still but I at least I am enjoying myself... and the health (and confidence) benefits are amazing! My baseline fitness is a lot higher than before and I am confident I can get back into the groove of things.
