For my birthday I convinced my roomates to run in a half marathon. We showed up to the start a half hour early only to find that the directors had moved the race 30 miles south. Fortunately, they also pushed the start time back two hours. So after we registered, we air guitared in the parking lot until the gun went off.I ran 1:36 and grabbed third overall. I was fighting for first until the last lap (3 laps total) and then the legs just didn't have any more in them. I fell twice pretty hard, but no permanent damage. Just tuck and roll, baby.
Trail running is still relatively new for me, so I don't know how fast 1:36 is really. But I did get to meet Tony Hawk. Apparently he lives in the area and the race director knew him. So he and his wife were there signing skateboards. Quintiles Marathon at Wrightsville Beach, March 21st.
Run hard.
