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Brooklyn Half
I did it!
I finished the race in 2:47:29, I met my second goal of the race which was to finish around 2:45.
Here are some of the more technical details of the race.
The starting temperature was 65 degrees with 75 percent humidity. I felt the humidity at the start in Prospect Park. The park itself nearly kicked my ass. It just seems to be one rolling hill after another with very little chance of recovery time. Perhaps if I ran in that park more often I would feel different about it but right now, it's not my favorite place to run at all.
The water stations all along the route were a nightmare. We had to wait at each one for a cup to be filled with Gatorade or water. At one in Prospect Park I lost about 45 seconds because there weren't enough people manning the station to keep filling cups. The water stations along Ocean Parkway didn't have much of a wait but at one we had to straddle over huge puddles to reach the cups. The misting stations caused the puddles but perhaps next time spacing between the misting station and water station can be greater to avoid the puddles.
Running along Ocean Parkway was my savior. Flat and straight, although somewhat boring scenic-wise. I am glad I did the baby blue line run last week so I knew what it would be like. But it was even nicer to know that we literally had the entire parkway to ourselves.
The finish on the Coney Island Boardwalk was kind of neat but running on the slats of the boardwalk was interesting. I totally enjoyed running along and being able to see the ocean and feel the ocean breeze. I was even happier to see the finish line!
Today, my quads are a little stiff, but not sore. I think this can be expected after running 13.1 miles.
I'm still processing this whole experience. I don't think it has fully sunk in that I have accomplished what I have. Perhaps in a day or two I'll be able to write about all of the emotions that went along with all the technical stuff above.
// posted by stacey on 1:34:00 PM // |
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