Scotiabank Half Marathon

My first race!

So the night before I had a gig and it was almost two gigs (including the graveyard shift at the yale 12:30 - 3:00). So I got home at 1:00 and was promptly up at 4:30....ugh. I didn't carb load that much the night before, but in the morning I managed to have a bagel with peanut butter, a banana loaf, and a protein bar along with a steady stream of gatorade and water. So much of this sport is eating.

My brother did the race with me and before it began he asked me if I had any predictions. I said that I'd be happy with 2 hours or less. Well I ended up with 1:47, putting me 524th out of 4000; so needless to say, I was pretty proud. Lee ended up with 1:29, putting him 81st overall. What a freak.

Never being in a race before, I didn't know what to expect. The coolest thing happened after the gun went. Everybody was totally silent, except the sound of shoes on pavement. 4000 pairs. What a crazy sound!

So next up is the Victoria Marathon. 26.2 miles. This race put that number into perspective a little. I feel confident I can do it, but I've got a lot of training over the next 16 weeks.