Early Sunday morning (when most everyone, or at least the sane ones, I know were turning over in bed) Brian, Jen and I made our journey in the Vibe to the Youngstown Distance Classic 1/2 Marathon. I had heard previously from Elizabeth and some of my other Team In Training buddies that this was a "hilly" course and the race would serve as a good tune up for Boston, a race notorious for its tough hills. However, I did feel a little mislead when about 3 miles in I faced the first of many certifiable mountains.
It was tough, so difficult in fact that when I spotted Kirt, Bryce and Brian near the end (gotta love the troopers that come back out to cheer for their fellow runners)I told them something along the lines of, "When is this hilly bitch going to end!!?" At that point I was starting to get delirious. However, I think there was someone that was hurting a little more than me since I heard a grown man next to me start to cry as we began to charge one of the many mountains.
All in all, as I sit here today with really sore legs I must say that the fun road trip and relaxing breakfast afterwards helped to slightly balance out the trip.
5 comments:
Greetings! See that hilly bitch made you a tougher person. You should be able to tackle any flat course race now. Congratulations for running on (probably)the toughest race in the nation!
I've nicknamed that course--Youngstown Hell Hills Half.
Argh!
See you at the track next week?
Probably one of the most memorable day trips I've ever had! I can't believe I'm about to write this... but I rather enjoyed the run! Let's go back and train on those hills this summer!
Brian, you are nuts! Remember the wig in my glove box! lol! I am thinking you will be on your own if you choose to go back and conquer those hills!
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