Went to this race with my daughter Megan, which made it a memorable trip.
Race: Big Lake Half Marathon, 18th Annual
Date/Time: May 18, 2018 @ 8 am
Location: Alton, New Hampshire
Bib: 345
Time: 1 Hour, 59 minutes, 25 seconds (267 place)
Pace: 9:07
Division: M50-59 / 17th place
Course: Up and Back, Near a lake
Weight: 209 lbs
Training:
- 5 Miles on 5/12 @ 8:20 per mile
- 11 Miles on 5/5 @ 9:12 per mile
- 3 Miles on 6/30 @ 9:44 per mile
- 6 Miles on 6/14 @ 9:09 per mile
About the Race:
I woke up at 5 AM for the race and went to the race location. It was sunny, but cold. 35 degrees. I was the first runner there. I sat in my car until I saw the registration desks open. I lined up on the front line (because no one else took the spot. The beginning I did a good pace of 8:30 per mile - and a lot of folks passed me. As I passed the 1/2 way point - I started passing other and in the end finished with a 1 hour 59 minutes time! This made me so happy.
The end of the race - they had water, bananas, ice cream, pizza and beer. I wasn't interested in anything but water - and after seeing my official time, jumped on the shuttle (a school bus) and went back to my car.
