It felt very weird leaving the hotel 15 minutes before the race, but we chose this place because it was about 4 blocks from the starting line. Arriving at what we thought was the starting line (actually the finish line), there was hardly anyone around, and I started getting nervous. Turned out it was just about 400 feet down the road. The corral for the runners was about half as big as it needed to be, and many of us were scattered all around the gates. This wasn't going to be a fast start.
The race course was gorgeous, running out and back along the ocean and among the tropical vegetation.
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| Heading out. The whole course was on the highway along the ocean. Traffic was great. Everyone slowed down. Many people waved |
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| VERY welcome shade towards the end of the run. |
We had surfers, fishermen, gardeners and people in random trucks cheering us on as we ran past. Getting to see the sun rise over the mountain as we approached the halfway point was also pretty cool. Due to my lack of time to train properly and our rather active last few days, I wasn't expecting to run very fast, and I didn't, but it was a fun race.
I ended up 16th in my division, Sumi was 26th in hers. And, most importantly, we both got fish medals!
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| Fish on the front, turtle on the back |
Tonight will be an ocean dinner cruise for the marathon participants. I'm looking forward to being a little pampered! Until then, I think we're going to do our best not to move too much :) Snorkeling is a great full body workout, but it takes it's toll.
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