Yesterday was a long day... started out at practice at 9:30am and did a little over a lap. Can't remember the workout we followed but I was content as I wanted to save as much energy as possible for the 10k at night. Tried to take a nap after practice but just ended up laying down for like 2 hours, such a waste of time.
We got to USC almost 2 hours before the race so we had a lot of time to kill. The event was pretty well organized and we checked out some of the booths, got some free stuff and checked our bags which later turned out to be our downfall. By the time we had gotten to the starter's area I knew I overhydrated and had to pee way too much times. Definitely learned some things for future races. The course was very flat but congested as their was a good 13,000 people there. I managed to beat my inital pace but I set new goals for myself which running because I felt good. I ended up running it officially in 54:24 on their timer and 44:36 on my Garmin, which left me at around 9:05 min/mile. My details can be seen here.
The line to pick up bags was ridiculous. People waited for well over an hour and some people didn't even see Kanye at all. I managed to see like 3 songs which I was content with since I'm not that big of a fan but definitely know never to check bags again. Also figured I shouldn't try to drink from the water stations while running, get better non chafing shorts, lose the wifebeater and ipod and I'm sure I could improve my time some. Overall it was a ton of fun and there could be a half marathon in the future... other than that taking Monday off, slept in the for the first time in weeks...
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