This was a great race!!! I ended up going with a friend of a friend, Christie. We were roomates for the trip. I flew to Nashville around 2pm on Friday, the day before the race and just made it to the Race Expo in time to pick up my packet and my number!! We stayed at the Maxwell House Hotel outside of downtown. They really catered to the runners, having a great pasta dinner the night before the race and a shuttle to take us to the race start bright and early! We woke up at 4:00am to catch and early shuttle to the race start. Had a bagel with cream cheese for breakfast and my pre-race drink on the way to the race. We were at the start pretty early and there was a little rain shower beforehand. The race ended up starting early because they were calling for some major thunderstorms to hit later in the morning that day. We got the race started without incident. The course was much hillier than I had expected!! Up and Down, Up and Down, Up and Up and Down . . . neverending! I wasn't really prepared for the hills but tried to battle through the best I could. Finished the race in 2:16 - about a 10:20 min/mile pace.
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Country Music 1/2 Marathon - Nashville, TN
After the race was the true disaster! We waited forever for our shuttle bus which as it turned out many other people were waiting for too! It was raining and windy with nasty thunderstorms rolling through. Christie and I got tired of standing around, especially after just finishing the race, so us and about 6 or 7 other people who were all staying at our hotel decided to start walking back to the hotel, 3.5 miles away! It was pouring, thunder and lightening and one of the wettest walks home ever! There was flooding on the sidewalks and roadways that we were on trying to get back to the hotel. We got home . .. but I was definitely soaked more than I have possibly ever been.
We got back to the hotel and I stuffed my sneakers with newspaper to help them dry out and then we took a nap to recover!!
On Sunday, the next day we spent time touring Nashville, the outlets and even took a trip out of town to check out a local winery. It wasn't the best wine, but at least we had a picnic amongst some beautiful scenery!
The flight home was relatively uneventful. I'd definitely recommend this race again - it was alot of fun!!
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
The Path to Homeownership
Bryant and I are in the process of purchasing our first home together. So far we've been lucky in the process in finding the perfect place for both of us - older home, historic, needs some work (what Bryant loves to do) and is in a great neighborhood here in Philadelphia. We are set to close on May 14th! I'm hoping all goes well from here on out!!
Time to start getting excited!
I'm starting to get pretty psyched for this year's race schedule!!!
Just like last year, I have quite a few races on tap, some new ones and some from last year.
Here we go!!!
Saturday, April 24th - Country Music 1/2 Marathon - Nashville, TN
Sunday, May 2 2010 - Broad S
treet Run (10 miles) - Philadelphia, PA
This is a Philadelphia Classic that I have run
a few times before. This time, I'll be running with my sister Jaime for the full race, Jackie for half the race and meeting my dad at the finish (he always finishes ahead of
time.)
Saturday May 8th 2010 - Open Water Swim Clinic
I participated in a few
of these last year and they were super helpful in acclimating to swimming in open water and practicing some techniques. This time, I'll be meeting my sister Jackie there for her first ever open water swim!!
Saturday May 15th - Jersey Short Kickoff Sprint Triathlon - Bayville (Toms River, NJ) - Women's Race
This will be my first race of the season, and Jackie's first triathlon ever! It's going to be a ton of fun on a great course and it's always fun to participate in an all ladies' event.
June 20, 2010 - LavaMan Sprint Triathlon
This is another great race put on by Jersey Short Multisport, a sprint distance race that will be a first-time race for me. Can't wait!
Sunday July 25, 2010 - New Jersey State Triathlon - Mercer County State Park
I did this race last year and had a great time and it was my second Olympic Distance race. I was happy to be allowed to wear my wetsuit last year and hopefully it will be the same this year!
And . . . . now for the grand finale race of the Triathlon Season!!
Sunday August 8, 2010 - Ironman 70.3 Boulder - Boulder, CO
This is the big race for me this year . . . I'm nervous at this point, but feeling pretty confident that I can do it. I have a great support system b
ehind me with my family, friends, coach and tri club all there to support me. I couldn't do it without them!!
Here's a shout out to Brielle Performance Center and my Coach, Carrie Slavinski
I am still waiting to see if I get into the NYC Marathon via the lottery tomorrow, on April 7th, so I will post as soon as I know. If I don't get in with the lottery I will probably do the Marine Corps Marathon again :)
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