The race started at 9:00 in the morning (felt like rain, but never did. Instead it was nice and cool) and we started at DCR Myles Standish State Forest (which we had a problem finding on the GPS). This was a small race with 300 runners doing the half marathon.
Race: Run To the Rock, 24th Annual
Location: Plymouth, Mass
Bib: 1292
Time: 1 Hour, 58 minutes, and 10 seconds
Division: M50-59 / 15th place
Course: Lots of rolling hills, and a couple really tough ones (Point to point race)
Weight: 215 lbs.
Training:
- 11 Miles on 9/1 @ 9:01 per mile
- 8.5 Miles on 8/25 @ 9:13 per mile
- 6.6 Miles on 8/18 @ 9:03 per mile
TRAINING: trained up to 11 miles at a 9 minute mile. Last weight was 210-218 lbs (on the heavy side), did some outside and hill training in the last week. Also because the gym lost a/c - ran in terrible heat. Mood: good, but a little nervous (as always).
Side Note: Jennifer (wife) and Megan (youngest daughter) came with me to Plymouth - and we had a great time. We stayed two days in an Airbnb which was perfect for us.
