Tir na nOg Club Run #57

Nice run - good weather - nice group tonight - only Jon and I from our group ran tonight - I had a good run - I was running well but I was real slow tonight - I just could not seem to get any speed up tonight - was a fun run anyway -

Tir na nOg Club Run #57

Columbia Hot Half Marathon

Good race - this was a well done race - even though it was their first everything was nice - the only thing I saw that could be improved on was the lack of potties for the first 6 miles - the weather was great if a bit cool at the start - nice route, lots of well manned stops with water, sports drink and fruit at everyone and Gu's at every other one - it was really neat hang the Expo open before and after the race - it was only a 3.5 hour drive and Jon and I shared a room which reduced the cost - I felt good and ran well - it was too hilly for me to have a chance of a PR and beside that following some other runners I missed a turn and added .7 miles to the route - I did have a good run and recovered well after the run.

Columbia Hot Half Marathon

ISO Wine Run

Good run - had a real nice run with Emily - felt a bit tired, legs felt heavy also feet felt like bags of sand but got much better after the half mile. We had a nice group and a very pretty night.

ISO Wine Run

Rock 'n' Roll New Orleans Half Marathon

Good race - this was a good well done event - I liked to course and our hotel was 2 blocks from my starting corral - this was a big event over 20000 runners - it had the biggest expo I have seen. It was an interesting experience as was being back in New Orleans. I had not been there for maybe 10 years. One other interesting thing was that I knew how a lot of things like street names we properly pronounced, not the usually case for me. It was fun to see the area again. The run was well done and well supported the one problem I saw was the lack of port-a-potties. Most of the places where they had them on the route there would be only one and so there were long lines which was a real pain and cause me a problem. At about mile four I got sick and needed one, the 20+ minute wait destroyed any chance of a PR on a good PR course - also I was very very uncomfortable waiting for 10 plus other runners. After the stop I recovered well and quickly so I ran several miles with out walk intervals at about miles 8 and just after I had started running my 4-1s I ran up on Bert, who was runner very well, he had passed me while waiting at the 'pottie'. I ran with Bert for while and it was so nice to run with him again that I decided to run with him for the rest of the race. I was running Bert's pace but was trying to push it just a little - I may have hurt him because he was feeling real good and was willing to push a bit also but at about 11.5 miles he had some leg cramps which slowed us down. We both did finish with Bert coming in ahead of me due having started in the corral behind me - he had wanted to run sub 4 but ran 4:01:03 - I sure hope I did not mess him up. I enjoyed the run just wish I had not gotten sick.

Rock 'n' Roll New Orleans Half Marathon

Princess Half Marathon - Disney World

Good race - I had a really good time and I would likely do this one again however this is not an easy rave to do. You have to get up at 2:30 catch a bus to the place where you walk to the finishing area the busses only run between 3 and 4 AM if you miss the buss there is no way to get to the start of the race, once at the finish area you have to wait until 4:30 AM to be allowed to walk another 20 minutes to the corrals. You have to be in your corral by 5 AM or you will not be allowed to enter your corral. Then you wait - the first corral started at 6 AM - I was in corral F and we started a about 6:45 AM. Once you got started it was a very nice race well planned, well supported and fun to run. Lots of support on the route and a good number to water and gue stations. There was some music and a lots of Disney character to see and get your picture taken with. I went out too case and paired for it later but I still had a good race. I did get my Coast - to - Coast medal and it is real nice-

Princess Half Marathon - Disney World