X-Country Half Marathon, Alafia River State Park, FL, USA

Sun November 18 2007
Listed by ducksdisease
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Club		 PB SB Pred Time WAVA
ducksdisease Had secretly hoped to go sub-2hrs, but was unsure how I would cope with the heat/humidity & what the course was like..also this was my 1st HM so had nothing to compare with. I felt good for the first 10 miles and was on target, but as the sun got higher in the sky and the course got tougher (soft sand) so my energy dwindled, and by 12 miles my body was screaming at me to walk. I succumbed to this when I started seriously feeling as though I was going to collapse! The course winds its way round a state park in Hillsborough County, Florida, mostly on hard packed & grass trails with some stretches of deep sand. It it relatively flat and there are shady stretches through wooded areas; beautiful scenery. According to my Garmin, the course measured 13.51 (this was confirmed by other runners later), so by 13.3 m I was thinking I had missed a turn & drifted into the marathon! Despite a tough finish, the race was brilliant, the post-race hospitality excellent (food & DJ) & I had great fun...I would recommend it to anyone holidaying in Florida in November.
Fraserburgh RC 		1:50:49 2:11:07 2:10:00 2:11:07 53.26








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