New Hampshire (State #18)

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.