October 4 & 5, 2014
Saturday was Packet Pick-up.....
and after I went home and started suffering from a bad stomach ache.
But I woke up at 6 am...and felt better and determined to
DO THIS THING!!
Not many people were registered, but it was a good group of people. There were about 5 girls that were in the back of the pack enjoying each other's company as the miles went along.
Gotta Love Small Bits of Encouragement :)
After the first loop, it was back around to finish, my method was simply...walk the hills, and try to run as much as possible especially downhill...and grab one water and one gatorade at pit stops.
Luckily I started taking more pictures the closer to the finish line. (I've never been to a race that only 24 photos were taken total and not all finishers had one. If the event wasn't in Charlotte, I would not be going back. Registration and event communication was not well facilitated.)
A selfie in the parking lot before heading back into the Dinosaur area...probably the best part of the route. The dinos would roar and animate as you ran by.
And somehow with all the picture taking, I was able to make up time...passing several persons (plus one that cheated for the second time.)
...and between Mile 12 & 13, I passed a few more. I then looked at the time and realized if I kept the same pass, I would beat my personal record.
AND I DID!!!
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