Marine Corp Historic Half Marathon : Official Thread

I'm going to give this a try but I'm just trying to survive since this is my first attempt at a half-mary distance.  I'm not shooting for any particular time.  I just want to keep a slow and steady pace.  I am going to try Savageman in September so just completing this distance will be a big confidence booster.

I will be running this with two former Marine friends of mine.  I am former Navy so we will all be motivating one another by the typical verbal abuse you hear when you get folks from different services in the same room.  haha  I think this is going to be fun in a sick sort of way.

I just signed up! I'll be doing some training at Camp Lejeune at that time, so I figured I'd make the drive up to do the run. Should be a great time, aside from mile 10!!

It's all about the distance...not the clock I'm praying for alight rain...or at the very least a kot of clouds on race day.

How was everyone's race?  What a perfect day we had!!!  I can't wait to do it again next year!!!

It was my first stab at the 13.1 distance and I was honestly a bit scared going into it.  My lower back had a bad spot so when I straightened up, I would get a tingle.  I hit the chiropractor on Friday, stretched a LOT on Friday and Saturday and I felt as though I ran well (for me) up until mile markers 9 and 11 where I had to pull it to the side and stretch my back.  I finished at 2:26 and even after the 3 hr drive home I have to say that I feel good. 

I feel as though the day was perfect and collectively, the event was fantastic.  There was just so much cool stuff going on throughout the entire route.  I am former Navy and I ran with two former Marine buddies of mine so we had a good time.  My goal was to finish, not embarrass myself, and not hurt anything ahead of the Black Bear Oly next Sunday... mission accomplished.