Had a very good race. My best time at that distance was 1:58 so i was glad to beat that on a fairly challenging course. The wind was more of a factor than what I was expecting. Once more Weather.com sucks. They predicted light winds and the winds were not very light. It was great to run with so many people I know like Kelly, Alan, Eric, Chad, Allison, Smooth, Walter, Misty and others. It was also good to have Scott and his kids as cheerleaders on the course, especially after the first big hill. Alan and Eric were essentially my pacers until they decided to stop for water at mile 7, which almost killed me because I was then on my own. My legs don't respond well to pauses along the course. I surprisingly was able to maintain a really good pace during the whole race. I used my Garmin religiously and it really helped me stay on pace. The race was very well organized. Kudos to the organizers you guys did an awesome job. I am proud this is my hometown's half! I will definitely run this one again next year. I loved the T-shirt (Eric, great job on the design). I also appreciated the many inspirational quotes along the course especially the one about giving it your best from Pre at "S Curve" hill and the one from George Sheehan that read something like "..sometimes you need to go a little berserk." Great quote to have with one mile to go. You can tell that the organizers are runners themselves. All in all great experience. | 