Ok ill go first - my napa race report

[al320]

So i went into this with no time goal, since i was injured in the fall, was nervous about heat in cali, training through the winter in nj, and hills. And also, i plan to focus on my fall full. This was for fun.

Before the race, i decided to run with ktzmoh for the first 6 miles, since she planned to run ~8:55s, and then drop to 8:40s after that. Shes the perfect pacer, guys. And i even held on for 3 additional miles of 8:40s.

But lets back up... giant hills. Giant hill in the second mile, and again ~5.5. But those were followed by downhills at least.

Somewhere around the halfway point, i realized the downhills stopped, but the uphills continued. The elevation chart LIES. There were uphills, lots of them. And some flat road. But thats it. 'Rolling hills'? Lies. Total lies. So i decided since i had no goal, id run comfortably, not look at my garmin, and just enjoy the scenery. What a beautiful fucking race. The hardest marathon course ive run, by a longshot, but beautiful. We had perfect weather, but the sun was pretty strong (im sunburnt).

Around mile 18 i passed my friend who came to spectate and @vtcupcake 's husband. My friend had a sign just for me, (she was am emotional wreck lol we convinced her to run a marathon next year, and maybe kiawah too lol) it was such a boost seeing them!

Anyway, i took it mile by mile, enjoyed the prettiness, and before i knew it, i was done.

My second slowest marathon, but i had fun, felt strong, only walked through a couple of water stops. And fun was the point. That and the french laundry tomorrow lol

So, marathon #10 is in the books. BOOM.

[ktzmoh]

So proud of you, woman!! 10 marathons?? You are a freaking goddess

[reginaphalange72]

Congratulations! Sounds like a wonderful day!

[moreace01]

Congrats! As always, you are badass. Glad you had a good race and enjoyed it despite the hills. I don't know how you trained over winter - that alone is a major feat in my book.

[sadlebred]

Congratulations on your 10th marathon!!!

[goldengirlz]

Congrats!! You make it seem easy.

ETA: Was this your first NorCal race? Curious how the hills compare to, say, San Francisco. (I’m planning to do a wine country race this summer.)

[al320]

Mar 4, 2018 23:40:18 GMT -5 goldengirlz said:

Congrats!! You make it seem easy.

ETA: Was this your first NorCal race? Curious how the hills compare to, say, San Francisco. (I’m planning to do a wine country race this summer.)

Yes. I also tend to do very flat races. I considered Philly to be a very hilly full. Ive run the Sleepy Hollow half a bunch of times (you can google the elevation map) and always considered that a very cahllenging course. It didnt compare to this.

[mysticmuffin]

Congratulations on marathon 10!

[G22]

Training through winter to run in a race in an area different to where you trained is no easy feat. (I'm constantly doing this to myself lol) But way to go on just listening to your body and having a good time. Congrats on #10!!!!

[Brit]

Wow! 10 marathons, congrats!

I hear you on training in cold weather and running in warm weather. My first marathon was in LA in February after training in Indiana and the warmer temperature was brutal!

[jene]

Way to go! This course sounds brutal, lol. Way to finish #10!

[cinco]

Congratulations! You rocked it!

[hannahb]

Congrats!

[hannahb]

Also because I can’t remember, what fall full are you doing?

[al320]

Mar 5, 2018 6:39:04 GMT -5 hannahb said:

Also because I can’t remember, what fall full are you doing?

Mohawk Hudson.... its a shorter drive than wineglass, that was really the deciding factor lol

[shauni27]

TEN.MARATHONS.

You are fucking amazing. I am so glad you had fun! I had total FOMO all weekend and it seems like it was warranted!

Enjoy FL tomorrow--you deserve it!

[emilyj]

Congratulations! You ran such a steady race. Such a great comeback after being hurt!

[scm1011]

Congratulations!! You make it sound so easy Way to go on marathon #10!!

[scm1011]

Mar 5, 2018 8:01:33 GMT -5 al320 said:

Mar 5, 2018 6:39:04 GMT -5 hannahb said:

Also because I can’t remember, what fall full are you doing?

Mohawk Hudson.... its a shorter drive than wineglass, that was really the deciding factor lol

If I decide to do a fall full Mohawk Hudson is a front runner!

[al320]

Mar 5, 2018 8:28:26 GMT -5 scm1011 said:

Mar 5, 2018 8:01:33 GMT -5 al320 said:

Mohawk Hudson.... its a shorter drive than wineglass, that was really the deciding factor lol

If I decide to do a fall full Mohawk Hudson is a front runner!

Yay!!!!

[breezy8407]

Awesome! 10 marathons???

[mrshandy]

So glad you had fun! Sounds like a great race! Congrats!

[lilypad1126]

Congrats on a great race! WOW - 10 marathons! Amazing.

[CallingAllAngels]

You are amazing. Congrats on a great race!!

[Wines Not Whines]

Congratulations! I'm glad you had fun. It sounds like you went into the race with the perfect attitude.

[shellfish26]

YES! Congrats on an awesome #10!

[mrs.jacinthe]

Congrats! Way to go!!

I'm super jealous of you all. I had intended to surprise spectate but I had to take a client out for showings instead.

[gt7301b]

CONGRATS!!!!! I'm glad you had a beautiful day.

[taratru]

You are a machine! Nicely done, friend!

[wawa]

You make this sound so EASY! Congrats on a fun, though challenging, 10th (!!!) marathon.