4 AM, Why am I doing this, again? Platte River Half-Marathon day.
New shoes to try out, check. (just so so, may have to buy and try another brand, feet got sore)
4 AM breakfast, 1 pkt instant oatmeal and 1 coffee, check. (No GI issues, YAY, but ran totally out of energy by mile 11, may have to double up next time, 150 calories not enough)
5 AM walked dog a mile.
7 AM took lightrail from my station to Littleton. This is the Littleton lightrail stop. So cool. Ran into friends I only see annually at this race and had a nice chat. The start line is always so intimidating. Everyone else is so young and thin and muscular and runnerish. Then there's me.
8 AM ran 13.1 miles into a strong headwind the entire distance! Ran out of energy at mile 11. Finished in 3 hours, my slowest half in years.
11 AM One fantastic Breckenridge Brewery beer, a veg burger and a cookie at Buckhorn Exchange Restaurant, then lightrail home, and looking a little the worse for wear. But I did it.
You didn't come this far to only come this far.
I'll see how the professional race photos turn out and how expensive they are before I buy and share.
Have a great weekend.
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