I’m a little behind on posting (about one month and THREE races behind), so here goes…
April 15th I ran the Rutgers Unite Half Marathon. It was chilly and overcast, but we were out there!
The expo was nice, with massages and compression devices available with short wait times. The overall energy was high and the photo opps (background posters) were nice as well, with helpful staff. Parking was super convenient.
The race itself was fun and well-supported. Again, parking was close to the start line. It was also very well-organized. There were a lot of turns but it kept boredom from setting in, and I had never toured Rutgers’ campus before so it was an interesting run.
I ran-walked this half (again), with pain in my “good foot” most of the way. But, I finished, slowly, at 3:28:38, just under the 3:30 time limit!
They gave us our medals (and space blankets) as we crossed the finish line which was a nice touch. But, the food at the end was a good walk from the finish without anyone to instruct us where to go. The goody bag had a banana and a pretzel inside. Maybe it was the cold weather, but the pretzel was pretty hard, but at that point, I’m not sure it mattered much.
The shuttle from the finish line to the “start” left us sort of far from the actual start line (at least it felt that way after running 13.1). But, despite the shuttle fiasco, I would definitely recommend this race!
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