Late update – went to Texas last week with some Wharton friends for a race down there. We all thought it would be a fast course, but early hills and late wind changed our plans! Fun trip nevertheless, and here are some photos.
This was my first time running any substantial portion of the race with a pace group. The pacer himself was hilarious. “This is my first race pacing a pace group, and in the pre-race meeting this morning they told us we should point out historic landmarks. But I’m not from around here, so I’m just going to make things up.”
Later, he pointed out a great donut shop that wrapped their donuts in bacon. I’m still not sure if this place actually exists.
He took off early with some super fast miles, so most of the group dropped back at some point. I kept with him until mile 16, then fell back around mile 17 – the last 9 miles were pretty brutal.
The best part of this race was getting to travel to it and run it with friends. My kind of weekend!
One more race this year … stay tuned!
BRB Running 