Seaside Half Marathon and 5k

After MC lovingly stayed with me during the ING half marathon together, this gave her a chance to really go out there and see what she could do. We made a weekend of it with some friends and had a pretty good time (though I'm not sure how much my "carbo loading" the day before helped, haha). MC, Julia, Mac, and Barb were all running the half marathon and Brian and I opted for the 5k.  Both were simple out-and-back routes, and the course was about as flat as you can get. MC's goal was to break 2:10 in the half and I just wanted to not die or puke during the 5k. :-) Last time I tried to run, my ankle injuries flared up so I was actually hoping to just make it through without that giving me too much trouble. The weather was pretty cool (mostly because it was windy) and overcast, but about perfect, in my opinion, for running since I very quickly generate a lot of heat. Given my goal and how little exercise I have been doing, I was actually pretty happy with how I finished and was SUPER proud of MC for obliterating her goal!! We were originally planning on hanging out at the race grounds for the day, but it was pretty chilly with the wind and overcastedness so we didn't actually last too long. All-in-all it was a pretty fun race and we had a great weekend (despite the dismal weather) and all seemed pretty happy with their race results. 5K 32:36 Brian - 32:37 Half-Marathon MC - 2:04:52 Julia - 2:04:52 Mac - 1:56:59 Barb - 2:17:45