Halloween Half Marathon

Second half marathon this year is over! Becky and I made a quick trip down to Provo on Halloween to participate in the festivities. True to form, I spent little time preparing for the run. Actually, unless I can somehow count getting chubby in Europe as an alternative training program, I hadn't done any type of training for about a month prior to this race. Whoops. So I planned to take it as a leisurely run, but my running partner, coming fresh off a finish at the St. George Marathon, is a little more determined than me. Darn her. :) So we crossed that finish line in 2h 20 m. A slight improvement from my last half.

A few thoughts on the race: This was undoubtedly one of the poorest organized runs. The last bus was to leave at 6:45 am, meaning I had to leave my house no later than 5:15. I got there at 6:30 to find dozens of shivering people still waiting to be picked up. We ended up not getting on the bus until 7:30! The race started up Provo Canyon so there was no alternative means of arrival at the start line. Due to the delay of the buses, the race started an hour late. It was a fun run, but I would be hesitant to sign up again next year.