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race report: Bloomington Half Marathon!
Sep. 2nd, 2013 11:58 pmThere was a nice low-key race put on by the local running store, out of their new location (Areté Athletic). It was a no-pre-registration race, with a new pair of socks as race goodies and a cookout afterwards!
And it was my birthday, so of course I had to race! Biked over in the misty cool of the morning, saw some deer as I went down High Street. I always forget how beautiful it is to be out just after dawn when nobody else is up and moving yet. Like this secret, pleasant, cool part of the day.
They'd meant to start the race at 7:45am, but Ben had to go re-mark the course with cones because his chalk had washed away in the rain overnight. We started just a bit after 8am.
The course was two loops -- you could do just a 10K if you wanted. The second loop was a little longer, to get you up to the half-marathon distance. It went through the nice parks in the south of Bloomington, and around some neighborhoods. Very nice.
My first 10K was pretty quick, and I popped off for the second loop feeling enthusiastic. And then the sun came out, and it got really hot and muggy! This did not do much for my speed. At about mile 12, there was a water stop, so I dumped several cups of cold water on myself, and that helped a lot. (this was such a small race that not only were there no volunteers *at* the water stop, there were no other runners close to me at that point -- we were really spread out!)
Afterwards, we hung out at the store for a bit, and Ben's dad grilled [veggie] burgers. Running a half-marathon and eating a veggie burger before 10am on your 31st birthday: #winning.
Final results: 1:46:48. (10K split: 47:42). 12th place overall, out of 32.
And it was my birthday, so of course I had to race! Biked over in the misty cool of the morning, saw some deer as I went down High Street. I always forget how beautiful it is to be out just after dawn when nobody else is up and moving yet. Like this secret, pleasant, cool part of the day.
They'd meant to start the race at 7:45am, but Ben had to go re-mark the course with cones because his chalk had washed away in the rain overnight. We started just a bit after 8am.
The course was two loops -- you could do just a 10K if you wanted. The second loop was a little longer, to get you up to the half-marathon distance. It went through the nice parks in the south of Bloomington, and around some neighborhoods. Very nice.
My first 10K was pretty quick, and I popped off for the second loop feeling enthusiastic. And then the sun came out, and it got really hot and muggy! This did not do much for my speed. At about mile 12, there was a water stop, so I dumped several cups of cold water on myself, and that helped a lot. (this was such a small race that not only were there no volunteers *at* the water stop, there were no other runners close to me at that point -- we were really spread out!)
Afterwards, we hung out at the store for a bit, and Ben's dad grilled [veggie] burgers. Running a half-marathon and eating a veggie burger before 10am on your 31st birthday: #winning.
Final results: 1:46:48. (10K split: 47:42). 12th place overall, out of 32.
