Jody and I did the Bucks County Half Marathon this morning. He is 25 and I am 54, and we each finished 9th in our age groups! I double checked this according to the official results, and it's true.
I highly recommend this race. Lots of water stops. Great food after the race. Nice IT by Mid Atlantic Timing.
The start was crowded for the first mile, with a narrow path and hedgerows of brambles right up against the sides, so you were sort of stuck in the position you started. Once the pack started to thin, there was plenty of space, and tons to see in the state park. It was a small road or trail paved with asphalt most of the way.
Starting at mile 5, there was a vertical ascent of 300 feet in about 2.5 miles. Then we looped around and did the exact same climb again, this time starting at mile 10. Whew!
On the map below, I circled the climb on the elevation section of this map just so you can see when the beast will bite you if you decide to do this half.
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| The Course |
Here are some additional random photos.
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| Jody's Street the night before the race |
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| Carb Loading the Night Before the Race |
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| We watched The Unknown Known the night before the race Photo from here |
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| The typical restroom line. We timed everything about right. |
2 comments:
This makes me miss running. Maybe we can all get together and do a central park run?
I am currently fully recovered from a meniscus flare up (I think) so it's safe to run slowly again!
It is never safe to run with a torn meniscus Von! I love these photos AJ!
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