California Classic 2015

I ran the California classic on 3/15/15 just two weeks after running the Heavenly Half marathon.

The good news is due to the craziness, I am now a Half Maniac officially.  This race was almost entirely flat.  The heavenly half was not!  I thought I was totally recovered, I guess I was not.  I got the worse stomach cramps around mile 6. I was hanging with the 2:10 group until then which was good but there I stopped to go to the bathroom in the port - a potties and ended up with the 2:30 group for a while.  Then for the second half of the race I tried to catch back up the 2:10 group which I never did since I passed the finish with the 2:20 group.   The day was very warm, The air quality was not very good either.  I did have to use my inhaler sometime around mile 8 since I couldn't stop hyperventilating   

511	2130	Janet Chung	Auberry	CA	42	Female	2:20:08

 I got place 510 of 1187 people who ran the half marathon.  Still in the earlier half. I was number 22 out of 94 women between 40 and 49.  

This run did not give away photos and I can't take the photos they got.  None of my friends got a photo of me this time either so there are no photos of me on this blog post.  

I will be running more half marathons this year but I think I need to space them out more.  

This race got me into the Half Fanatics, I am number 11498 and I only paid for 2015.  I think I will get a new number 
in 2016

Next half marathon is April 11 of this year. 

Photos from the Heavenly Half 3/1/15

just me and some bears around mile 5 or 6

Me and a stranger around mile 10

Just me finally, someone captured it 

the finish me another stranger

This dog got out and ran with us for a while - this was around mile 10

This was at the end of the race.  His owner got it back and all was good, but scary for her.  

Heavenly Half 2015

with some BNB runners

Almost half of the runners before the race 

The mountain girls who train together.  

460 Janet Chung Auberry 254 42 F 2:12:13.40 10:06/M  Overall

28 Janet Chung Auberry 254 42 460 2:12:13.40 10:06/M  By Age Category

60 Janet Chung 1967 41 660 2:26:37.14 11:12/M  Last Year

This year I finished over 10 minutes faster than last year.  I also shaved a minute a mile off my pace this year.  I also went from being in 60th place last year to 28th place in my age category.  

I think the food was better last year, but the swag was still good.  Jean got 3rd place in her age category.  This year I do not hurt as I did last year but I am still uncomfortable.  I think the trainings helped.   This year I also stopped by home in order to go potty and tried to settle down Buddybear.  He wouldn't stop barking at the strangers running by though.  I did however leave my coat at home which was about 1.5 miles from the start which was at Cressman's General Store.  I did however enjoy ending at Auberry Elementary this year.  The hill getting up to Pine Ridge was tough though.  

Even though it had tough moments I did finish.

Now to prepare for more races coming up.  Lets see when they plan this for 2016.