Race Report...13.1 miles...

Boy am I tired today. Got up at 5:30 today, too early for this girl...9am race all the way in Brooklyn. First stop at the porta potties was a funny reminder of a previous race. I ran a half Marathon in New York City last year, right down times square, and at about the 10 mile mark, some girl tapped me on the shoulder and told me I had toilet paper sticking out of the back of my shorts...that means it was for the entire 10 miles! Today, I made darn sure that was not going to happen! Race started in Coney Island and it was cool, wet weather, but no rain, so it was perfect. The first hour I ran about 9:15 min miles, was making good time for my first spring race. Then, I noticed my heart rate was in the 170's, which is too high for me. So, I had to cut back a bit, but no, my heart rate wouldn't go down below 170. At about that time, I passed some stupid guy that was smoking while running. That was a first for me; can you even believe that! I was happy to be passing him, as I would be upset if a smoker could run faster than me for 2 hours. Then, I hit the 10 mile mark and forgot about the hills at the end. From 10 mile mark to the end, it was all up hill except for one half mile decent in the middle. 2.5 out of the lsat 3 miles were totally up hill and one area was pretty steep. That is where I really slowed down as my heart rate was in the 180's by then. Then, again on a up hill climb around 12 miles I passed another guy smoking and running. What is wrong with these people? I made a comment as I ran past because that was just totally rude. We are all breathing hard up hill and I have to breath in his !@#$ smoke? I can't believe people still shock me. I got home a bit ago and am heading to my girlfriends house for steak dinner with wine and cheese. Good post race meal. Burned aoubt 1500 calories in the race, then did a short swim after, so that is about 2000 calories for a workout today. This is a steak worthy day (and I won't forget about the wine). Take care all and hope you have a great weekend. I will be back on the bike tomorrow...looking to catch up to Forrest.