I ran the Lacamas Half Marathon on July 26th. It's a great course. The best miles were Miles 8 - 12 over a finely graveled path about 6 feet wide that followed the contour of the lake. Dangerously fast.
Again, I was really trying to stick to my marathon pace. This time I started timing myself at Mile 2 and randomly thereafter. I was definitely more consistent this go than at the Langley Half.
Lots of runners, 600+. The race was well run. But I still cannot understand why it cost $50 bucks to enter. The food and drink were no different than 10k. Though I didn't stay for the beer and bbq afterwards. 3:50am comes early. A beer would have put me to sleep.
Though I wasn't running for places I did pretty well. In fact at one point, as I passed a guy, he asked "If you don't mind, what was the time on your last mile?"
"7:36" I said.
"Thanks, you're looking strong," he said. Nice to hear it from a fellow runner. Running out here in the boonies, I only hear cows and trucks.
Race Results
I recommended this race. Just make sure you register before the fee goes up!
Keeping it steady,
Ben
Saturday, August 1, 2009
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