Race Recap:Fort Collins Human Race 1/2 Marathon

On Saturday, July 27,  I completed my third half marathon for the year which was the Fort Collins Human Race Half Marathon in Fort Collins, Colorado. The race was the first time race run in a different altitude however this didn't really impact my running experience. Here is my outfit laid out the night before the race.

Running using 4/1 intervals (run four minutes and walk one minute.) has worked well for me and the course was pretty flat except for a little section of running on unpaved road. I enjoyed this half marathon because of the beautiful scenery on the race course. I finished in a time of 3:06:51 and am happy to check off Colorado from my list of states to run in. Below are photos from race day.

Me before the start of Fort Collins Human Race 1/2 Marathon

Half marathon scenery

                        Half marathon scenery

Half marathon scenery

Me after the 1/2 Marathon

Me post race with race medal

Fort Collins Human Race 1/2 Marathon Finisher Medal

Race Recap: T9 Mermaid Run East Bay Virtual 5K

A couple of months ago, I signed up to complete the mermaid series T9 Mermaid Run East Bay on Saturday, May 12. Since I was working on that day, me and a friend decided to complete the run on the next day on Mother's Day. Since it was a virtual race, the race swag was sent prior to race day and it was pretty cool since in addition to the usual race swag of a shirt, bib and medal, it also included a necklace. Overall, it was a great day for a run and it was even better since I completed the virtual with my friend/co-worker. 

Me and friend after finishing virtual 5K

Collage of race swag, me and friend and race finish time