Things are finally humming here at LifeIntrigued. With almost all of the stressors that were queued up for September and October finally behind me, the blog can get some badly needed love. Just have a big speech coming up (will talk about that more when we get closer to the date) and a few other odds and ends to get cleaned up and I’ll finally be able to sit back, relax and breathe a huge sigh of relief. One of those big stressors just got completed yesterday. It also had a running theme and the reason I am pushing so hard to get current all my competed runs that have been sitting on my desk since July. Sticking with the chronological order, going with a run that took place after the IVS Half from last post.
Now this run holds a special place in my heart… err, make that my stomach. It is also the race that gets my wife the most concerned – that may be rightfully so. The race is held 6 days after the IVS half on a Saturday night. The race started out as a prediction race in the same vein as the Screaming Pumpkin race (link here). In fact, so similar in that it also started out as a Marathon distance with relay options and held ..wait for it .. in an old cemetery. It was a natural fit for our seasoned Pumpkin relay team. Unfortunately, they backed off the prediction element, but added a half and quarter marathon to accommodate the shorter distance runners so they wouldn’t have to partner up. Last year Ryan and Sung were able participate with me, much to the relief of my wife (link here). She is responsible for a dog competition event that weekend and has been unable to travel down to the run. This is also the reason this race brings the biggest concern. Why? Well, for two years in a row I’ve left a bit of myself there.. and not talking about sweat. Something about this race ends up getting to me around the 9 mile mark that ultimately causes me to be seriously sick after the race – like throwing up sick.
Hit the jump to find out how the race turned out!
