Route 66 Half Marathon Race Report

We had no issues with packet pickup but as we left, the line was dumb long. 

And then picking up the jackets was on the opposite side of the convention center. To make sure you don't miss any of the expo vendors, I'm sure. 

They were giving away free beer!

FYI, Atlantis is the bomb.com in the Bahamas. I'll be back, next year. 

At 3 pm, I took to the stage for the bloggers forum. The moderator Cheryl asked us all questions and we took about 45 minutes sharing about our blogs. I was on periscope!

That was one of the coolest moments of the weekend! 

Then Bart Yasso took a photo of some Runhers girls. I didn't wear my shirt because I wanted to wear the Rolling Stones shirt. I thought that would make me look cool and rock n roll for the forum. 

After all that expo fun, I had to get carbed up for the race. I think I did well. I didn't sleep well because I was way too excited for the race. I prepared and trained hard. 

It was cold and the hood was necessary as we waited out turn to start. I found lots of shots along the course and I had tons of cheers from my Facebook friends. It was a blast!

This was the best when I stopped the Nike app. I ran my best time ever! The chip time was 2:45:03. That beats my other time by 3 minutes!

I did get lots of compliments on my turkey legs. The jacket is fantastic and fits me perfectly. Next year there will be another jacket. I'm pretty sure I'll run this race again. 

Stuff and things

I'm linking up with Kristin at Stuff and Things and Joey at Hodges Podges for the weekly Stuff and Things link up. Yes, I'm late. 

I'll be in this bloggers forum on Saturday and I am soooo excited! Here's the link to the full expo schedule: https://rt66run2015.sched.org (just copy and paste). 

The half marathon training is going well and I'm confident Sunday will be great. I'm not sure about the weather. 

Tonight was a full night of the Pack Pint and the burger/shake. 

The it was off to the Red Earth Brewers club meeting where we discussed brewing beer and upcoming events. 

Me and the champion of last quarter's competition. My beer didn't win. It was my second attempt. There will be future competitions. 

Beth made cupcakes. 

Don't forget, I brew my beer in small batches and bottle it in pink bottles. Apparently people don't like the donut beers from Rogue. I do, especially the maple bacon donut ale. 

I've turned down cupcakes twice this week. Winning! My weight loss has plateaued and turned into maintenance. I struggle with that though because I am sure my bmi is on the high side and sometimes I feel like a busted can of biscuits in my clothes. 

Now is not the time to lose though. Holiday season is not friendly to dieters. I am thinking of picking one thing, maybe baked goods (maybe) to help battle the bulge. What are you doing to make it through the holidays?

#rt66run #halfmarathon

This is my prerace photo before heading out to Tulsa. I got downtown early and met up with a friend from runhers. It was her first half and my second. We were both very excited!

This was the starting line before everyone lined up. There was tons of confetti at the beginning! The music was blaring and we were waiting our turn. We were in corral D and it took 20 minutes for the first 3 corrals to get started. The weather was excellent! A light wind, tempuratures in the 50s to start and 60s at the finish.

We ran through old nieghborhoods with mansions and older homes. People cheered us the whole way and they had at least 4 bands throughout the course. There were plenty of portopotties and refueling stations. One of the houses was passing out Dixie cups of Coors light, which was awesomely refreshing. I got tons of comments and compliments on my turkey legs headband. Although some people thought it was chicken legs. Very few people remembered that thanksgiving is around the corner.

The night before, I ate at Savastranos and it did not disappoint. The hills in Tulsa slowed me down tremendously and I was not able to pr, which was a bummer. I'm happy to report that I did cross the finish line under the 3 hour mark and 5 seconds behind my friend. I was doing walk/run intervals and she likes to keep running the whole time. We split up at the first mile and I saw her right before the finish line. I sprinted to try and catch up to her and I just wasn't fast enough. I crossed back and forth across the streets so much that I logged more than 13.1 miles. 

I'll be taking a break from running and I'm hoping to learn the proper race walking technique. I've always wanted to find an Olympic sport that I could be good at and race walking sounds like fun. Thanks to all my friends for supporting me in my half marathon training! I'll be back at it in January.