Race Report #2: Bronx Half Marathon

Wrapped up my second race of 2009 this past Sunday. The Bronx Half--second of five NYRR half marathons--was a set of loops up and down the rolling hills of the Bronx. Unlike the Manhattan Half two weeks before, the weather on Sunday was beautiful and warm--so warm, in fact, that I ditched my long-sleeved jersey at mile 2 and had to wander back along the course to pick it up later.

All in all, a decent race. Finished in 1:37. I had been hoping for a 1:34 but was happy with the time considering my 5-hour bike ride and hill repeats the day before. In fact, my legs didn't begin to feel the previous day's workout until I hit some reasonably bad hills at Mile 10 and slowed up significantly... Guess this bodes well for my run off the bike this season.

Posie was awesome and came up to hang out and watch the early AM race. Looking forward to running the third half (Brooklyn) with her in May.

A few pictures of the finish from her camera:

Coming in to finish up.

Looking over my shoulder to see if I'm going to be caught in the last 10m.