Seabrook Trails Day One

I had a GREAT run today, 2nd best time for a half marathon EVER! 2:38:34. Even with it being warm out, 60+ with 100% humidity and a decent chance of rain. In fact it did sprinkle quite a bit but the clouds never let the sun thru so it didn't get any hotter as the day went on.  The trails are awesome, crushed granite. The warning that the trails are narrow is very correct, they are not meant for large crowds of people. When the race gets on a bit and the faster runners take off and the slower runners slow down the groups of people thin considerably. Yes it's a looped course but the nice thing is when you start the second loop is starts from a different point which kind of varies the course a bit. Now on to the problems. I got a huge blister on my little toe. I have never had a blister in the shoes I wore so I thought it quite odd, that is until I went to re-lace them for tomorrow. I had put the wire ties for the timing chip on in such a way that cause my laces to tighten up on me. AH HA! no wonder. Sometimes the smallest thing can make a big impact. Today I ran 1 mile to 1 minute intervals but with this blister I am going to have to walk more. I think day #2 will be 4:1 intervals.

Here's me at the beach, because that's what you do when you're in Seabrook for the weekend. 

Ok, more about these two races and pictures in my next post.