Water stations were plentiful, there were about four of them, or eight since the race was to a checkpoint and back. Besides water, there were also sports drinks and bananas so I didn’t have to dig into my reserves of raisins, which is my choice fuel for long runs. For the first few miles, I felt a bit dehydrated so I drank two cups of water at the first station which was definitely a mistake which left me bloated for the next few miles. An important lesson learned: don’t drink from every water station. The riverside view was quite beautiful and I even caught a glimpse of a dragon boat race. Speaking of which, dragon boat festival is coming up which means zongzi(粽子) galore. Yummy!
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[…] was supposed to be race day. The thing is, I’m just not ready for a half marathon yet.For my first one, I followed a 12 week training plan quite closely. This time, I fell off the bandwagon completely […]
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!