Notes
I had low expectations. Far exceeded them! Weird. I've done little training (mostly just recovery stuff) since TCM 3 weeks ago. I wore baggy shorts and had stuff in my pockets, and carried my car keys in my hands -- not things I would do if I thought I had a shot at a PR. 30 seconds in the porta-john after mile 5 cost me a PR. And I made 3 trips to the porta-john BEFORE the race! Ugh. I finished in 1:28:10, about 17 seconds from my PR, which really surprised me. In addition to the bathroom break, I had a side stitch for more than half the race (the second half). Leg cramps in my calves hit me hard AFTER the race. I started to walk up the stairs at the Science Museum, and only got to the 2nd step, then both calves locked up hard. Extremely painful ... and embarrassing. People stopped to ask me if I needed help. One guy looked at me and said something like, "Yeah, I remember feeling like that after my first half marathon." I had no comeback.
I've very sorry to report that there are no pictures of me in a tutu.