Racing while on Vacation

Friday afternoon....

See ya Boston!

Just for a few days :)

I made the trip to home

for my sisters graduation party

She is a nationally certified surgical tech!

I am very proud and it was a fun night.

The next morning, made the trek up to Lake George

Of course, I managed to get lost

(too much singing in the car!)

and turned a 2:15 trip into 3 hours

But then I made it and out on the lake we went

Off to bed early on the first night of vacation

due to a 10 mile race in the morning

Yep, a race while on vacation!

Lake George Village to Bolton Landing

The cabin where we stay is at mile 7.5

This wasn't just any ten mile course

it is extremely hilly

Even for someone who trains on heartbreak hill

These hills were scary

My goal overall was 1:50, for an 11 minute pace.  

I finished at 1:45:20, for a 10:30 pace

so I was thrilled

The first 3 miles were rough!

142 foot gain for the first 2 miles

then immediately downhill

and rolling hills

for the rest of the way

My sister

who is training for her first half

was doing a 6 mile run

and so her and her friend met me at mile 6 

to finish it off

Right when she met up with me

my hip was starting to bother me

it hasn't hurt me in months

so I was getting really annoyed

I slowed down a bit 

and then it felt better 

but I was unable to get my pace back to the 10/10:30

that I was maintaining and hoping to stay at

but was still under an 11 minute pace

and with a 586 elevation gain run

that isn't too bad

1 - 10:09

2 - 10:11

3 - 10:15

4 - 9:59

5 - 10:41

6 - 10:20

7 - 10:33

8 - 10:55

9 - 10:54

10 - 11:01

The last mile was in the rain

which felt amazing

after a humid start to the race

Left the race in style

By boat!

And got back to the cabins

with a beer in hand

Yep, before 10am

Hey..I just ran 10 miles

and it's vacation! :)

The rest of the day and 2 other days

were spent out on the water

on the boat

having a ton of fun

with family and friends