DATE: December 19, 2009
LOCATION: Cedar River Trail, near Maple Valley, Washington
As I looked at my running log, I realized that I had started a new marathon streak in August when i returned to marathon. I had run a marathon a month since August. As I looked toward 2010, I realized I needed 9and wanted) to continue this marathon streak. This meant I needed to run a marathon in December. In 2008, I had planned to do the Pigtails Flat Ass Marathon, but due to a huge snow storm, I was not able to make the trip north. This time, we had a very warm winter, and decided to make the trip.
On Friday night I drove to a rest stop near Olympia and spent the night in my car. The next morning, I drove the rest of the way to the Cedar River trail. I arrived early, and got there about the same time, Van was setting up for the start. I got my bib and waited for the race to start.
It was lightly raining at the start and the weather was in the upper 40's. During the course of the race it was lightly raining for much of the time. This weather was not bad, I never really felt that the weather was a major issue.
The race was a pretty simple out-and-back. We started with a short mile (or so) and out-and-back, then ran out the Cedar River trail for about 12 miles and back. The trail seemed to be pretty flat, but much of the trail was gravel, which slowed me down.
In the first half, I ran pretty good, but never felt like I was running super fast. At the turn around, I knew my time was going to be a little slower than normal. As I continued I felt that I was just wanted to finish strong. I ended up finishing in 3:54:42, which was good for 8th place of about 66 runners. I was suprised of how well I did in the results, given that I ran about 10 minutes slower than my average.
I enjoyed the race, and enjoyed seeing a field pretty much full of Maniacs. I hung out a little while longer before heading back home. It was a good day and a good race!
LOCATION: Cedar River Trail, near Maple Valley, Washington
As I looked at my running log, I realized that I had started a new marathon streak in August when i returned to marathon. I had run a marathon a month since August. As I looked toward 2010, I realized I needed 9and wanted) to continue this marathon streak. This meant I needed to run a marathon in December. In 2008, I had planned to do the Pigtails Flat Ass Marathon, but due to a huge snow storm, I was not able to make the trip north. This time, we had a very warm winter, and decided to make the trip.
On Friday night I drove to a rest stop near Olympia and spent the night in my car. The next morning, I drove the rest of the way to the Cedar River trail. I arrived early, and got there about the same time, Van was setting up for the start. I got my bib and waited for the race to start.
It was lightly raining at the start and the weather was in the upper 40's. During the course of the race it was lightly raining for much of the time. This weather was not bad, I never really felt that the weather was a major issue.
The race was a pretty simple out-and-back. We started with a short mile (or so) and out-and-back, then ran out the Cedar River trail for about 12 miles and back. The trail seemed to be pretty flat, but much of the trail was gravel, which slowed me down.
In the first half, I ran pretty good, but never felt like I was running super fast. At the turn around, I knew my time was going to be a little slower than normal. As I continued I felt that I was just wanted to finish strong. I ended up finishing in 3:54:42, which was good for 8th place of about 66 runners. I was suprised of how well I did in the results, given that I ran about 10 minutes slower than my average.
I enjoyed the race, and enjoyed seeing a field pretty much full of Maniacs. I hung out a little while longer before heading back home. It was a good day and a good race!
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