1/7/2024 0 Comments Slacker half marathon 2016So there was a good chance this was going to my new personal worst.īut I don’t care. Any running could bring me down but not far… I really am that out of shape. I figured if I walked it all and kept a 15 minute pace, I would finish around 3:15. Going into the race, I had a feeling it was going to be a rough go. This thing is 23 miles long! Again, can I have it please? The next 10 miles were on a paved path called the North Idaho Centennial Trail. Man, there are some nice houses out there. The first 3 miles headed out into city streets along the lakeside before looping back to the park. Pick me! So instead of 8:30, I started a little after 7:45. This turned out to be a good thing as I heard the announcer say you could jump in and start if you were there early. The parking lot was huge but throw in lots of runners combined with a busy public park and who know what could happen. I showed up early on race morning as I was concerned about parking. What? I then stressed about it right up until race morning. You had to register for your start time before race day. The race was utilizing a rolling start from 5:30AM to 11:00AM. ![]() The lake and the park with the trails is like runner heaven- could that just be plopped down where I am, please? Holy crap, that is a long drive from the middle of California. But… I headed out of town on my first race trip since March 2020 last week. Once I made sure I could switch to the virtual if things didn’t change or if I had more things to deal with on the skin front. A month or so later, something changed and a spot opened up. Things would be open by Memorial Day, right? I wasn’t picked in the first run and I was bummed but then I was hit with the melanoma diagnosis and my brain ran away so maybe it was a good thing. When the chance to run Coeur D’Alene came up, I jumped at it. It’s been over a year since my last in person race. ![]() Learn more about becoming a BibRave Pro (ambassador), and check out to review find and write race reviews! Disclaimer: I received an entry into CDA Half Marathon to review as part of being a BibRave Pro.
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