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Tim recommends this race
(2018)
"My First Half"
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This was my first half marathon! Unfortunately I had got chest congestion and a bad cold. I’d hoped that this cold would have gone away before the race but it didn’t. I took some cold medicine before the race but it proved to be more of a hindrance than help. I started off pretty well running a 9:15 pace till mile 8 when I felt like I was going to throw up! I don’t know how I finished the last 5 miles. I know my pace slowed down to over a 11 minute mile by the time I reached mile 13. Another running life experience! The good news is that I set a new Personal Record because it was my first half at 2:12:56 with 5k split at 29:43 and 10k split at 59:02. Overall pace 10:08. Not bad for a first half despite being sick.
This was a really cool scenic run. The expo was rather lame but the after party was great! If I wasn't sick I could have enjoy more. Being this my first half...I'll never forget it!!
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Tim recommends this race
(2018)
"From Strutting to Running Broad Street "
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Broad Street in Philly is known locally for great events - The Mummers Parade on New Years Day and the Broad Street Run. I've done them both! The Mummers Parade might be the harder of the 2 given that this New Years Day it was like 7 degrees. What happens when you try to play your saxophone in temperatures so low...nothing, That's what happens. On the other hand the Broad Street run is in early May when the temperatures this year were perfect.
The expo was just ok this year but there were still some good swag! The run itself has almost 40,000 people. It's just a great day. There is music all down the street with people cheering from start to finish. My only complaint is that there is no wifi or phone reception at the end of the race. I could find my friends at the end of the race and you want to celebrate with them so getting in contact with them is really important. I hope they fix that.
Tim recommends this race
(2018)
"Love Run showed me lots of love!!"
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The Love Half Marathon was a class act! We had so much fun at the Health Expo picking up our race pack. There was lots of runner swag! We also took lots of pictures! Race day itself was almost perfect considering it was March. I was not quite as prepared for this race but I still finished with my best time at 2:05. The race course was fun and I loved how the race route circled around and we could cheer and see the race leaders. Overall I had a great time.