So, it has been a relatively long while since I've posted last --- damn, nearly a year. So what has been going on since last August? In February, we did the Surfside run again, but with a kicker this time around. It was pouring rain for a majority of the race. Fun? You bet your ass it was fun, but damn, I could've done without some of that rain. My time suffered because I had to slow down. On the other hand, last year when I did Surfside I had problems with my left calf ... and this year, wouldn't you know it, I had issues with my right calf. It locked up on me again at mile 10. I don't know if it was the rain, the cold or the sand being extremely loose because of all the moisture, but the last three miles kicked my ass. In better news, I met an older gentleman on the race, he was walking it with his grandson. Less than a year prior to the race, he had a heart attack and his wife's solution was to start signing them both up for half marathons. The guy dropped 80 pounds and has done a half a month since he started. Seriously, the guy is my hero. I don't know how the hell he does it, but wow, that is a goal to definitely work toward.
After Surfside, I was inspired and went ahead and signed myself up for a half in April, May, June and July. Talk about biting off more than you can chew.
April 7th came around a lot sooner than I start but damn, I had my personal best on that race. I beat my Surfside time by more than 35 minutes, and for me, that was a huge accomplishment. My legs didn't cramp up, I kept a great pace, and when the race was done, I felt awesome. I really want to do that one again next year. Westminster 13.1 is what it was called, and a majority of the track was on a dirt hiking path. There were some hills, I'm not gonna lie, and one of those hills never seemed to end, but I made it to the top and back down, all the way to the finishing line. I was so proud of myself that day, it was a great run/walk.
May 20th is the next one, and it is coming up this week. I haven't done any kind of walking since the April 7th race, so I am hoping to get some miles in tonight to get my legs back in the mode of go and go and go and then go some more. I hope to get in 10, don't know if that is going to be possible, but I'm going to give it a shot. I want to be sure that I don't cramp up on this one - it has a strict time limit and it is going to be hot on Sunday.
June 23rd is the Slacker - and it is the one that I signed up for last year, but failed to actually make it up there for the race. I must make it this year, as I won't be able to make the July 7th race - as I will be in HI getting married. So June 23rd will be the last of the local races for the summer. I don't know what I'm going to do for August, or perhaps I can find another suitable race (meaning no hills) in July, but around here that is hard to accomplish.
I will post again once I've finished up on Sunday (at least I hope that I'll be able to finish) and hopefully it will be a vibrant post giving glamor to yet another 13.1 under the belt.
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