2010 Broad Street Run

This year, I ran the Broad Street Run with my dad and sister Jaime. It was a hot day for a race and it was one week following the 1/2 Marathon in Nashville but I had signed up for it anyway hoping for a nice day for a stroll down Broad Street. Unfortunately it ended up being the hottest day of the year up to that point - it was 90 degrees as soon as the sun came out. I had ridden my bike from our apartment on North Broad Street down to the stadium - a little over 5 miles and met Jam and Dad in the parking lot. Put my bike in the trunk of my dad's car and we took the subway to the race start. We got there so early, but by the time I got through the porta-john line and the line to put our bag into the bag check it was time to go. Somehow the way they did the wave start with 5 minutes between groups of runners so by the time we started another 1/2 hour had gone by and the heat just kept building. From the start the race was kinda tough for me - my legs just didn't want to move. I kept up with Jam and Dad for the first 5.5 miles then had to back off and do some walking through the water stops to stay hydrated. I saw a lot of runners down on the sides of the road getting medical attention because they weren't smart. When I saw that, I decided that I did not want to end up sick and just took my time finishing safely. I finished in 1:44, a 10:25 min/mile pace which was slower that I had anticipated but given the conditions and the tired legs, I was okay with it. Dad and Jam did awesome and finished around 1:38!!