I've been bad about blogging my runs this year and have missed 3 races! Recaps below.
80's 8K in October (my bday run!) followed by birthday brunch.
It was a great morning for a race! 68 degrees, 66% humidity and clear. My toe did great (broke it Sept 2nd) and didn't bother me at all. I finished in 42:32 (garmin) with an 8:33 pace! Official chip time was 42:30.
Shiner Half in November.
This race was so much fun!!! Totally running this again next year. We arrived Friday night in Gonzales, the race and after party was Saturday morning, then we had a late dinner and spent the night to recover, heading back home Sunday morning. An awesome weekend for sure! Official time 2:02:36 with a 9:22 pace. Malek ran the 10K in 1:04:44 with a 10:26 pace. Thankfully it was overcast for the race as it was warm! 71-76 degrees and overcast with 16 mph winds. The half course reminded me of Decker, but not quite as bad. There was even about 1 mile where the course was loose gravel! After finishing the race the sun came out which made for an amazing day partying in front of the Shiner brewery! Couldn't have asked for a better weekend.
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| Arriving at the race grounds |
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| Celebrating after the run with free beer and sausage! |
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| haha Beef vs no meat athlete! |
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| dinner and come and take it bar & grill |
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| official race photo |
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| official race photo |
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| official race photo |
NYE Austin Rockn' Resolution Race - 20 miler (training run for Austin Full).
Closed out 2017 with a 20 miler race! Braved the bitter cold 38-36 degree temps (yes it got colder as we ran), 13 mph winds, oh and misty/overcast conditions for an overall great run! I even managed to snag 3rd place for my age group. I loved that we had RR donuts and champagne at the finish line. Thank goodness for my partner in crime (Jenn C) who ran with me. I wore a lulu long sleeve half zip, team beef tank, tights, rulu ear warmers (which I took off at mile 8), gloves (which I took off at mile 3) and hydration vest. I ate 4 gu's the entire race as well. The course was a bit short at 19.6 miles, so after we crossed the finish line we finished the last 0.4 in the parking lot. Official time 3:09:34 with a 9:29 pace. My Garmin had me at 3:13:34 for 20 miles with a 9:41 avg pace.
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| 7:30am start, the warmest part of the day (38 degrees) |
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| Feeling good at the finish! |
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| official results |
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| Garmin results |
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| the medal |
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