Sunday, December 6, 2015

CIM - Dec 6 2015 - 4 hours 28 mins

Yaayi!! I PR'ed by 30 minutes! Thanks to Shavi who ran with me and made me do this. I would not have been able to do this time without him. After mile 20, I had almost given up but he kept me going. Miles in the middle were a pain too since I was suffering from IT band issue and had to take the painkiller formula to keep me going: 1 Tylenol Arthritis slow release + 2 Aleve. I took one dose at mile 8 and then another one, closer to mile 20. I had been dealing with IT band issue since all my training but I got through it!

The course has some ups and downs in the beginning in Folsom - Fair Oaks area but then it gets flat. The J street bridge around mile 20-21 is a killer as well. Once you get through it, it gets little ok. Being such a popular race in Sacramento, this race has people cheering all throughout the route. Bands playing everywhere. Aid stations very well equipped. Tone of volunteers. It cannot get any better than this.

Good thing that A & C are here and they took care of W while we were running and brought him to the finish line. Will power and commitment is the key to running. It ain't easy but it ain't impossible either! Thanks again to Shavi for making this happen!