Woke up at 5:30am and headed downtown for the 2008 Koala/Luke's Locker Half Marathon. This is race #1 of 4 that we will run in preparation for the big one in January. The Koala Half, IMHO, is the best organized of the preparation series (although the next one has better swag).
The weather was sunny, cool and dry but a little warmer than anticipated. I hit this race hard and tried to leave nothing on the table. Began to slow down around mile 11 as some some soreness set in. Connected for the last two miles with my friend Sonny Mims. He was struggling a bit so we ran and talked and before we knew it we were at the finish line. Running is an individual sport but we all try to support one another (leave no one behind!).
The bad news... my time was slower than last year's race.
The good news... I was only 20 seconds slower.
Unofficial time = 2hrs 15min 40sec
Taking Monday off from training. Advanced Team is running 5 miles but I am going to pass and start again on Tuesday (hill training).
Next race is on November 9. 25k (that's 15.5 miles to you and me).
October 26 -13.1 miles - 2:15:40
November 9 - 15.5 miles -
November 29 - 18.6 miles -
December 20 - 21 miles -
Shoe mileage = 44 miles
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