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Thursday, May 14, 2015

HM Recap: Fargo, ND, May 9, 2015

The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience. ~Eleanor Roosevelt

Beat the traffic out of Minneapolis and made good time getting to Fargo on Friday. Braved the blustery winds to pick up our packets--winds that were a preview of race day.

Race day conditions:

  • Cloudy
  • Cold temps (started in the 30s and made it to the 40s during the race)
  • Windy (Tina warned me that Fargo is always windy)


Highlights of the trip:

  • Dinner at Spitfire with Tina's longtime friend Lisa and Lisa's daughter Molly
  • Ran into a family from my church, two of whom were in the race
  • Cool swag--a nice long-sleeved tech shirt and fabulous Under Armor drawstring bag
  • Finally, a flat course
  • The first 10 miles of the race (the last 3 were brutal running into the cold wind without a lot of energy left)
  • Tina's first half marathon (finished 10+ minutes faster than me, my finish time was 2:31)
  • Lunch with Tina's parents and Matthew

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Thanks to the race organizers for a smooth and enjoyable race experience!

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