A PR with a bad wheel...

Well Louisville turned out to be a very nice race after all. After not knowing if I would run at all I'm very happy with my time in the end. I started out just trying to not hurt myself anymore. By mile 9 or so I decided that my leg was going to hold up OK so I picked the speed up and tried to make up some ground at the end. When it was all over I had a new 1/2 PR @ 1:55:38. My old 1/2 time from VA Beach was 2:00:??.
As far the race itself, Louisville has plenty to be proud of. The city itself was clean and very nice. What few hills there were all but gone after mile 5. The hills were gradual and through a park so the whole ascent was shaded and cool. My only real concern was the descent. I was really concerned that the jarring would further hurt my hamstring so I tried my best to hold back and land on the balls of my feet.
The real highlight of the race was the section of the race that went through Churchill Downs. It was really nice to run inside the track area and look at the horses going through their paces. The Kentucky Derby runs this coming weekend. So there were many horses there.
I was able to finish the race with plenty left in the tank so I felt pretty good. My leg did hurt a little after the race but after a few Advil and many beers I was feeling pretty good. I also had the chance to meet a very nice online friend after the race. My buddy Mr. Green drove over an hour to come and say "hello". He and his wife are very nice people and it was a pleasure to meet them.

That's about all I can say. For anyone who is looking for a nice Spring time half Louisville is one to consider. Very nice town and the race itself was pretty organized as a whole. I give it a 'A' grade.

Feeling pretty good..

I have taken it very easy the last few days and it seems to be paying off. I won't test my leg until race day. Worst case, I'll trot/walk the race. I just want to finish. I look forward to possible meeting RGreen while I'm down in Kentucky. I know Ray from the RW Masters Forum. I'd like to give a shout out to Kati, "Happy Birthday" and BigMan, "Congrats on the Wedding this weekend."

Lillie, thanks for checking on me regularly. I need all the adult supervision I can get.. :) I hope to have some good pictures when I get back on Sunday...

I'm such a dumb ass....

What was suppose to be a nice easy run yesterday went bad. Instead of taking it easy and doing the right thing, I push myself too hard and tore my hamstring. Right now it's at the point were I don't know if I'm going to be able to run the 1/2 marathon this Saturday. I'm going to rest it and eat the right foods and hope for the best... This year I've been pretty much injury free so I guess I was due.... :(

Taper baby, taper......

I'm being kinda lazy this week but it's all part of the plan. I'll only be doing 3 or 4 miles today.
Yesterday was very stressful. After picking the kids up from school we were greeted by the sweet smell of crap... The young dog apparently got into something again and made a terrible mess in his cage again. I've just about had it with cleaning up dog mess. It's not like I need anymore stress in my life. The DW just doesn't get it.. OK, I feel better now.. :D

No run on the docket today....

I only have a couple of short runs scheduled for this week. I'm going to rest up for the half this weekend. It looks like summer is here.. I feel like a chronic complainer. When it's cold I'm wishing for warmer weather. When is warmer I'm wishing for cooler weather. I just have to get acclimated to the heat.