First, the positives....
I accomplished almost all of my goals! And then some!
#1-I did not poop in my shorties.
#3-I wore a cute outfit! I seriously got a bazillion compliments on my Team Sparkle skirt. I'm thinking I need another one.
#4-I ran at an 8:40 pace and finished 62nd overall, 18th woman, 8th in my AG. 1:53:36
However:
#2- I did have to stop and poop. DAMNIT! Me and GU are no longer friends, I fear. But more on that later.
The race was, well... Interesting. More on that later too. Let's just say that if I had trained for this as a goal race, I'd be pretty unhappy. Aid stations were lame and infrequent, there was 1 toilet on the entire route, you had to pay an extra $5 if you wanted a CHEESY race t-shirt and there was no finisher's medal. $40 entry fee? I'm thinking it should have been $20. If that.
Since it was a solid training run, and I'm not injured, it's all good! I'm thrilled!
Talk to you later, blog friends!
The skirt looks great and I am glad you met all of your goals except the pooping one! LOL! At least it wasn't in your shorts! :)
ReplyDeleteLOVE the skirt. Glad you are looking at it like a good training run but I have to admit I am looking forward to the GU story :)
ReplyDeleteYAY allison! nice job! and you do look mighty cute in that skirt!
ReplyDeleteMeeting 3/4 goals is not bad! That sucks that the aid stations were infrequent. I ran a half a couple of years ago that had no port-a-johns on the course. WTF?!? Runners poop.
ReplyDeleteHuge yay for not being injured and getting in a solid 13.1 miles!
Nice job girl! So happy for you!!
ReplyDeleteOoh!!!! I love quickies:)
ReplyDeleteGreat job!! 20 seconds under goal pace for this one definitely a positive!
Awesome! Congrats on a great race, Allison. All you work during recovery, pool runs and all paid off!
ReplyDeleteNice job!
poop will always be the bane of my existence as a runner....it's amazing how much our performance depends on that factor.
ReplyDeleteNice race! let's hear the long version!