I ran the complete course on Saturday for my last long run prior to the race. My friend and I agreed that the place for spectators to watch is about halfway up Adams Avenue when people realize that there is more hill to come.
Hill runs can be tough, as my still sore hip is reminding me. But, I finished the run in 2:06, just 6 minutes behind my goal pace of 2 hours. The hills are going to be brutal, but maybe the weather will not be quite so humid. (I am tempted to have my wife meet me at the top of Dexter Avenue with a shopping cart, as I am afraid my legs may be unusable by that point.
Please spread the word about this half marathon to your friends and family. Let's be honest, we would all love for this race to happen every year for the benefit of local runners and civic duty for the community, but this race will only succeed insomuch as it is able to produce enough money to make the race worthwhile. We have to make this race worthwhile for the event planners, hosts, sponsors, and the charities the race supports.
So tell people you know to come down to the alley and enjoy a fun event. The more people we bring, the more we will see events like this in our city.
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