The race started and ended at the Yuanshan park entrance, cutting through the Children’s Recreation Center to the Riverside Park. I vaguely heard a guy say that it was his first time at the children’s recreation center. Anyways, at the beginning, congestion was pretty bad, especially on the ramps leading up to the bridges. Soon, distances started pulling apart so it was no longer a problem. I’m a slow runner, so I knew I was going to be passed by many people at the beginning, and it seemed like every single person was going faster than I was, which they probably were. Though I didn’t have a goal pace in mind, I knew that I couldn’t go too fast at the start or I’d be winded before getting to the mid point. I put on heavy layer of sunscreen in anticipation of the blazing sun, but the weather turned out to be perfect conditions for a road race, overcast and cool, definitely a huge contrast from the burning sun on Saturday. Sometimes, the weather in Taipei is agreeable, mostly it’s just too humid, too hot or non stop raining.
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Great recap! and congratulations again on completing your first half marathon! I have used Hal Higdon’s training plans for years and also love them!
And congrats on placing in your age group! That’s awesome 🙂
Thanks a bunch. I found your blog recently and really love it, so it means a lot to me that you took the time to read my post and comment on it.
2nd is 2nd girl, whether it’s out of 4 or 400 way to go!!!
Thanks so much and I luv the name of your blog:)
Love reading recaps of first time races…. it’s empowering isn’t it? Way to rock it! 🙂 Congrats on the first!
Thanks for reading, it was definitely empowering, definitely can’t wait to sign up for my next race. And I must say that I love your blog, it’s hilarious and inspirational at the same time. Thanks again for visiting my blog.
Thank you for that… and absolutely! I’m excited to hear more about you training/running!