Space Coast Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon

Around mile 3, I just kind of zoned out and the miles flew by. I was very surprised at each split to see a pace much faster than I expected.I was sub-16 until mile 9!! I had been expecting a water station at mile 8 and took a gel just before . . . unfortunately, there was no more water for 3 miles! The heat took a little bit of a toll on me.

if I had known how long I'd go without water, I'd have helped myself to someone's garden hose. I was thinking about doing this at one house, then I saw the bumper sticker on their truck: "You mess with me, you mess with the whole trailer park" and got scared off.

Found some banannas, waited for the the shuttle back to the hotel, then popped into the jacuzzi (which was filled with runners!), then the pool. Made my checkout time with 2 min to spare!


No water after the the turn-around for 3 miles.


I have a pet peeve about races not delivering what they've promised in terms of water & nutrition. They took down the aid stations way too early and it really affected mine (and several others') races. If they had said they had a pace requirement, I'd have carried a water bottle. (And yes, I actually wrote the race director to ASK!)