So what in my head was to be one of the least prepared races ever all time for myself (even worse than that time I forgot my running shoes...to a running race), we lucked out. With no housing plans, literally ran in to a coworker who just so happens to be vacationing on the Cape near the race (with the caveat being we were present for the new generation of teenagers...they're pretty funny).
After soaking up a little sand and beach, my prerace meal was IPAs, oysters, clam chowder, and a lobster roll (again, really prepared)
I woke up at 2,3,4,5 a.m. despite really not trying for this race.
Finally up and chowing down on some vintage pb and banana sandwiches and being across from a fellow runner, Sportscenter on a massive tv, and sleeping on a futon, throwback college style.
We finally took off before 7 to get to the buses to the starting line. As we waited at just one intersection for the cop directing traffic, Brian lowers his window to give them an earful for the ten minute wait to take a right...I looked at Brian, because I didn't know you could do that. Talk back to a cop.
The school bus line was super organized like Boston (even saw Tedy Bruschi for the third time this year NBD). We got to Wood's Hole and chilled for an hour, wading through the massive horde of 11,000+ runners in the dense fog by the water (too bad I didn't get a snap of the sailboats out there, super eerie).
Since we were ill-prepared, we moved back pace groups. We took it easy for the first three miles during the rolling hills and just kept weaving in and out (an extra 0.07 miles, not too bad). I figured there'd be an opening soon.
Wrong.
We'd be dodging all day which makes no sense if there were corrals...
an older runner was yelling at walkers to move to the right...aggressive but truthful.
I skipped the water stations and just straight up missed another one...so I started dry heaving at mile 5.5. I was told there'd be a hill at the end. There was one at 6.5. Then the actual hill. Then the huge American Flag that would signify not the finish line but right before. Super tricky.
I expected nothing out of this, yet I was still a little bit disheartened by the over on the hour time (1:00:35). Well, either your ready for a race or you aren't, so time to get back to hitting pavement.
Right shoulder and back hurting.
Seen:
one tree hill backpack and a riddler hat from Batman Forever.
