This is a story of a slow-pace marathon runner (finishes a marathon in 5 hours, on average, lately), who strives to be an ultra-runner. The hills got a point in this story, because last year they won over me, so I had to carry over that one. They won because I allowed them to win
I know that if I write my race report it would be long! So, to save you some time, here it is — my AR50 Race report in a photo diary (click on the photo for a larger version). Enjoy! At AR50 last year (2012), I was defeated by the hills of Auburn, and did
Yes, that title is correct. It has come to this point where I am crazy enough to race a 50k trail run on Saturday, then a half marathon on Sunday. To normal people this sounds crazy. To ultra runners, this is normal (then again, they must all be crazy). Running a race as part of
Ten years ago, I ran my very first marathon. It was called the San Diego Marathon back in 2003, then renamed to Carlsbad Marathon starting in 2004. It is the same course; it might have been slightly changed, but I seem to recall the course being the same or similar. I still love this place
This is my first half marathon PR under two hours! Â I finally made it to 1:59, after four years or so of trying! Â I was running an average 8:40 pace till mile 9, following two guys who appear to be triathletes (they were wearing some race shirt from a triathlon, not sure which one).
