On the Run: Rock CF Rivers Half Marathon 2011

Today I ran my first half marathon of the season.  I was as ill-prepared for it as ever, having done only three 4-mile runs since the fall.  I totally rocked this one, though, and it ended up being my fastest half marathon yet!  Sometimes I wonder how well I could do if I actually trained for these things...  

Anyway, the race was on Grosse Ile and it was a benefit for cystic fibrosis.  There were about 1,500 runners, which far exceeded the organizers' expectations for the 1st annual race.  The course was clean, well-marked, and there were plenty of water stations and supporters along the way.  The finish line was on the football field at the high school so you got to run around the track and finish with people cheering on the sidelines and in the bleachers.  Pretty cool.

I'm in the homestretch!

At the end they had water, bananas, homemade cookies, and bagels from Panera.  Of course none of the bagels were vegan (what, no blueberry?) but the banana was good and I grabbed a few things for Brian.  After all, he was up with me at 5 a.m. and had to entertain himself while I ran around the island, so he deserved a treat.  We made a Starbucks run on the way home and my coffee went perfectly with the Avalon date bar that was waiting for me at home.

Time 

1:41:04

Pace 

7:46/mile

Fuel 

Toasted Nuts and Cranberry Luna Bar, banana

Tunes

Rolling In The Deep / Adele

How You Like Me Now? / The Heavy

Lisztomania / Phoenix

Tightrope (ft. Big Boi) / Janelle Monae

LDN / Lily Allen

Howlin' For You / The Black Keys

Holiday / Vampire Weekend

Don't Shut 'Em Down / Flogging Molly

Keep Your Head / The Ting Tings

Mine Smell Like Honey / R.E.M.

Song Away / Hockey

Magic / B.o.B. (feat. Rivers Cuomo)

Under Cover Of Darkness / The Strokes

Shut Up And Drive / Rihanna

1983 / Neon Trees

Sweet Child O' Mine / Guns N’ Roses

Kids / MGMT

Bad Romance / Lady Gaga

Kick Drum Heart / The Avett Brothers

Second Chance / Peter Bjorn and John

Discipline / Nine Inch Nails

American Slang / The Gaslight Anthem

Fell in Love With a Girl / The White Stripes

Selfish Man / Flogging Molly

Bodysnatchers / Radiohead

Run This Town (Ft.Rihanna and Kanye West) / Jay-Z

Chop And Change / The Black Keys

Fighter / Christina Aguilera

Lose Yourself / Eminem

 

Next race: Martian Invasion of Races, Half Marathon - April 2nd