As you can see in the picture below, it was a beautiful day yesterday. I did this race for three years already, and yesterday was the warmest it has been. It was around 60 degrees when we got there at 6:30 am, and when the race started it was near 70 degrees. It was clear, sunny, and running next to the clashing waves was rather pleasant.
So, this race is sold out every year, and it is sold out this year too. There were about 20,000 participants this year, so the field was packed. I originally signed up to go out with the 2 hr 30 min group, but I didn't train, so I decided to leave with the run/walk group. For the most part, the race was pretty good. I jogged slowly and did a 3/4 mile jog, 1/4 mile walk split, until mile 10. At mile 10 my left foot decided that this was all BS and there's no way a foot should be required to run this far, so it swelled up. I ended up limping another 3 miles to the finish line, because I paid for that stupid medal so I will have it one way or another!
Here's a picture of the loot I had to have no matter what:
It's pretty nice. Of course, everything hurts on me now. The lesson is definitely that running anything over 8 miles after only being used to running 3 miles a day is a BAD idea. BAD. Everything on me hurts now. Sigh. It's okay, the medal is well worth it.
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