The Baltimore Half Marathon

Today I wogged 13.1 miles in Baltimore. Today's half-marathon will go on two of my lists - the "Been There, Done That" list and the "Won't Be Doing This One Again" list.

First the good stuff. The medal, race shirt, weather, and start time were excellent. Today's Baltimore Running Festival has several events, all starting at different times. The Half-Marathon started at 9:45, which is great if you want to sleep in. However, if you're a slowpoke wogger (no names mentioned), it means you will be finishing at 12:45 (or later), which is lunchtime. However, your body is pretty ticked off at having to carry your butt for 13.1 sunny miles, so it is NOT in the mood for a meal. So, you make do with the meal of champions - a Diet Dr. Pepper and potato chips.

The other unlovely part of today's race was that the course is hilly. Much more than Nashville, but not quite the mountains of Little Rock. I'm sure that native Baltimorians may not think of their city as hilly, but to me, anything that goes up is a hill. And there were a lot of "ups" in today's race. But I persevered, finished, collected Steve who had already been finished and was recuperating under a tree, and headed back to the hotel to take more Tylenol.

We ended the day by gorging our bodies at the Broadway Diner with Marilyn and Eddie - after expending all those calories, I needed to replenish them. We'll see if my body accepts the meal as a peace offering!