45th Ocean Beach / John & Jessie Kelley 11.6 Mile Road Race

I ran, not raced, this road race yesterday as a marathon training run. This was a great idea for five reasons, some more obvious than others:

1) there were water stations (some had sport's drinks) at every other mile marker;

2) there were other runners to run alongside;

3) the course was mapped out for me;

4) there were people, mostly runners, at various points along the course at the end of their driveways with water hoses hosing down the race's runners; and

5) it was free.

I felt great through about 5 miles and then my left foot started acting up. It cleared by mile 8 or 9. At mile 9 I nearly choked to death on water. It's not easy taking it down on the run. It was great practice for the marathon, however.

I finished hard, at or faster than marathon race pace.

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