Saturday, August 9, 2014. Amana Colonies Backroads Half Marathon. Dan, Cristie, and Dave met with me in my house early morning. I drove to Amana Colonies and we arrived with plenty of time before the start. Race started at 7:30 AM. The night before I picked up my bib and package, and also drove the 13 miles of the course to explore it and check out the hills we had to run. I knew what to expect more or less.
Race started and I ran close to Dave and Dan for a few miles. Pace was very close to 8:00 MM. There were a few young girls in front of us, and it was my desire to catch them. I thought they were going to slow down running up the hills, but they didn't. I was able to catch one or two, but they passed me again after a few miles.
I remember running with a nice girl for the last few miles. She asked me which way to turn close to the last two miles. She said she was ready to have a beer or two. I wasn't able to keep up her pace and had to let her go. She finished like three or four places ahead of me. I slowed down for the last few miles.
We got a pretty nice medal at the end of the race. We took some pics and got hydrated.
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