Today we ran the Dubai Creek Striders Half Marathon. It was an absolutely glorious race with a fantastic route all along both sides of the Creek (including running through the textile souq, which was awesome and not something we will ever have another opportunity to do, given that it's always mobbed -- we were passing through at about 7:45am though). It was a perfect temperature too -- probably about 65-70 degrees. We hadn't been able to train as much as I would have liked (for a 13.1 mile run, it's hard to find places to go for long runs in a city that has very few sidewalks and is by no stretch of the imagination a 'walking' city), but we were both able to finish it in good times. Jared felt really good about halfway through and took off, so finished 8 minutes ahead of me in 1:47, and I finished in 1:55. The last half marathon I ran was in 2007 (the Boston BAA Half Marathon), and I finished that in 1:51, feeling like I was in much better shape than I am now. My goal was to finish in under two hours, so I was pleased. Then after the race, we had a free breakfast buffet with a full English breakfast (including pork!), that was included with the race. Just delightful! And by 9:45am we were on our way home. What a lovely way to start a Friday!
Friday, December 10, 2010
Dubai Creek Striders Half Marathon
Today we ran the Dubai Creek Striders Half Marathon. It was an absolutely glorious race with a fantastic route all along both sides of the Creek (including running through the textile souq, which was awesome and not something we will ever have another opportunity to do, given that it's always mobbed -- we were passing through at about 7:45am though). It was a perfect temperature too -- probably about 65-70 degrees. We hadn't been able to train as much as I would have liked (for a 13.1 mile run, it's hard to find places to go for long runs in a city that has very few sidewalks and is by no stretch of the imagination a 'walking' city), but we were both able to finish it in good times. Jared felt really good about halfway through and took off, so finished 8 minutes ahead of me in 1:47, and I finished in 1:55. The last half marathon I ran was in 2007 (the Boston BAA Half Marathon), and I finished that in 1:51, feeling like I was in much better shape than I am now. My goal was to finish in under two hours, so I was pleased. Then after the race, we had a free breakfast buffet with a full English breakfast (including pork!), that was included with the race. Just delightful! And by 9:45am we were on our way home. What a lovely way to start a Friday!
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