White Castles and a Half Marathon

Yes I did it. I'm not talking about the Half Marathon today, I'm talking about the White Castles during the Half Marathon. I'll get to that in a minute.

Today, I think I have ran my last Road Race. (Never say Never) While running today, I was simply reminded of how much I hate running on asphalt. I felt just as beat up today running this race as I did running the 50k two weeks ago. Granted my ankle was still sprained a little, but in reality, my ankle never hurt much.

I kept running along and I had my iPod on Blasted Level but I kept hearing my name being called out. I must have saw her earlier because she popped in my head and I was wondering if she was running this race as well. Next thing I know My Homie Autumn taps me on the shoulder to say hey. So funny how these things play out with the subconscious mind. We ran for a few minutes together chatting until they stopped for a walk break.

I trudged along not paying attention to the mileage and next thing I know we are at mile 8. Cool, almost done.

I was teasing the Aid Station help asking them if they had any M&M's and Sandwiches. After getting strange looks (I guess they don't know about Ultra Races) a girl said: "White Castle is right up there". I knew they were up a little further, and to my amazement, White Castle had an Aid Station set up! I was laughing so hard. The lady said: You want some Carbs"? Hell Yes! I said. After she handed me two White Castles and Fries, I took off wondering where my Red Pop was. I got a lot of" "Oh my God"! "Gross"! "How can you eat those"?

My thoughts: Dude, if you only knew.

Next thing I knew I was running up the last bump toward the finish line.

Done.

No ankle problems. BUT......... I got my second ever Blister today on the bottom of my foot. I taped both feet earlier this morning and somehow got a wrinkle in the tape. I noticed it at mile 9 and wondered if I could hack it and run the rest of the way with no issues. I also wondered if I could hack it if I had another 37 miles to go.

All in all, we had great weather. Another perfect day for running.

For some reason, I have this pissed off look on my face. Maybe it was the blister. Actually, I think I always have that look on my face.