I just got back from an awesome weekend in Falmouth, though the Falmouth Road Race was not so awesome for me this year. I am going to go with the bad first: I had my very first DNF ever.
But you know what? I am very much okay with my decision. Let’s start at the very beginning of the race. I woke up Sunday morning to pouring rain. Not a very good sign! I took a quick look at the radar and realized that the rain was probably going to be around for a while.
Because they shut down the roads early, busing is really the only option to get to the start of the race. We arrived down in Woods Hole and it was still raining. Thank God for my H20 Audio waterproof iPhone armband and headphones—I could at least listen to tunes while I waited in my corral.
Eventually the rain stopped, but the start of the race was delayed due to street flooding in a few areas on the course. The Department of Public Works had to pump out the water, so that the course would be safe for runners.
The first heat took off 15 minutes later, and the second behind but at the same time (that’s where I was). I ran this watch Garmin-less on purpose because I wanted it to be a fun run and I really wanted to listen to my body instead of being a slave to my watch.
I was kind of surprised when I realized that my splits were around 8:05. I didn’t really feel like I was running that fast. The first two miles were okay, but then I started feeling how thick the air had gotten after it stopped raining. I was taking water at every stop and running through the hoses, but my face felt really flushed and so hot.
TO BE CONTINUED TOMORROW!
DANG
that
**fast**
I was thinking about you on Sunday. Looking forward to reading the rest.
Thanks Robin! I am SO looking forward to fall races! 😉
I was thinking of you as we ran on Sunday, the air was so thick after the rain it was brutal. Looking forward to reading the rest…
Ugh, it was sooo ridiculously humid. I think I am really over summer racing! Hope you guys had a good run! 🙂
Ulgh, I’m sorry!! There are some things that are just uncontrollable. 🙁
Thanks Kris! Bring on the fall running! 😉
Yeah the humidity was painful, but I was just happy the sun didn’t come out until after I finished…