Here is an example of the pictures I saw when we signed up:
I wish I had screen captured the weather forecast in the days leading up to the race, but it looked something like this:
Every day up until Sunday a.m.: Sunny and cool
Sunday a.m.: RAIN, MISERY, AND COLDNESS
Sunday p.m.: Pleasant again
Nick and I checked and checked and checked the hourly weather forecast, bought rain gear, tried to psych up for a nice little 13.1 mile jaunt in the rain... and then when the alarm went off at 5:30a, I noticed a beautiful thing. No noise. No rain!!! Oh thank youuuuuuu weather!!
It was PERFECT. It rained overnight, but for the race it was cool, overcast, and NO rain. And gorgeous scenery. We ran down Cannery Row and then along the beautiful coast of Monterey Bay and the Pacific Ocean. It was a nice out-and-back route, so at about mile 5, we saw the winners coming back (at their mile 11!).
Our goal was a sub-2 hr run and the final time was 1:59.02. Yay hooray!!! A nice little post race festival (with Michelob Ultra at 9:15a) and then we headed to clean up and cheer on the Packers. And watch the skies open up and rain again. Just running to get/pack the car was miserable, so once again, thank youuuuuuuuu weather for cooperating!!
And to "Run a half marathon in 2011", I say: CHECK!
Care I love it! I don't know if we've ever talked about it but I have an official bucket list :) and I try to make myself cross something off at least every few months. I love the idea. Donate blood was on my list too, great minds think alike. Can't wait to see what else you're up to!
ReplyDeleteI love it, Moni, you should blog too! The best thing about the 1001 days (so, about 3 yrs) is that you can have short and medium length goals without having super crazy life long ones. It's been really fun the past few weeks saying "What new thing can I do today??" :) I hope you enjoy watching your California sibs!!
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