I ran the two cities marathon Clovis Half on Nov 1, 2014.  My results were

I waited to write this so I could get my photos and official times.   I clocked this at 2:25:10 but I Started it early and ended it later.  That is also why I got over 13.1 miles.

This race was a lot of fun only because it has been in Fresno/Clovis for a few years.   Many moons ago (2007 or so) I was training for this marathon and got shin splints that kept me out of running for a few years.   This year since it was the first year I am back to running for reals, I only ran the Clovis half of this race,  This race showed what race and distance we were doing by color, since I was the Clovis Half, I got orange, I do know the Fresno Half got green, and the 5K folks got white.  

   Somehow in the past, I have forgotten something, so this time I made sure I had a flatter version of me with everything I needed for this race, It did start at 6:15 so I had to leave early.  I again had a rough night before the race but since I had set up everything ahead of time, I had everything I needed.   My only trouble was finding the parking area and drove around some looking for where to park.  I did enjoy the signs at this race and got complements on my socks from my sexy feet that I had won.  Each time I have worn them, I get complemented on them.

Here they are on my after the race,  They are fun and kept my feet from blisters during the race.    I have yet to buy a photo of me racing, but one day I will.   This time I liked only one of three photos so next time I will hopefully like more of them.  I did notice this time that I am still struggling to mid-foot strike for my stride.   The photos that I was stepping during showed that I was still heal striking.  It is a wonder I do not have shin splints again.  This is something I will need to pay more attention to in order to keep from re-injury.