Re: First 1/2 marathon is in the books

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Teresa Bippert-Plymate

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Congrats, Roger! WE look forward to hearing the reports from future
races. Next time - no strep! ;-)

Teresa in AZ

Roger Herzler wrote:

> I ran the Carlsbad Marathon/Half on Sunday. The weather was awesome! I ran
> the 1/2 in 2h6m54s. I wanted to break 2 hours, but I was down for 3 weeks
> before the event from strep and subsequent resting, so I'll take it. It was
> interesting. I learned some lessons, not the least of which is hydration
> afterwards is as important as before and during. I cramped in my foot
> pretty bad later in the afternoon and I'm still limping around today as a
> result. Muscle pain in the quads, etc. didn't pop up like it did before and
> I credit extensive massaging with avoiding it.
>
> I had a lot of fun and look forward to many more!
>
> Clear skies,
> Roger