Yesterday I decided to do something productive on the 4th of July. Paul, Carrie, Daver, Lalita, David T, and I did the Coronado 15k. This particular event is a Kathy Loper event which usually means “great quality”. This race was an exception however. There were a few issues that need to be addressed for next year.

  1. They did not have enough t-shirts. I go to pick mine up and they ran out. Why would you not have enough t-shirts?
  2. They ran out of water at the finish line. I finished middle of the pack and they had already ran out of water. I had to walk around looking for anything, water, gatorade, FRS, anything. Finally found some folks with some powerade. Not having enough water for a 9.3-mile race/run is simply not acceptable.
  3. This one isn’t a huge deal for me but the course was 1/4 mile long. Cant get a PR on a 15k when the course is 1/4 mile too long.

I had an ok race. My splits were all over the place… no consistancy. Below are my splits.

Mile 1: 8:56
Mile 2: 9:11
Mile 3: 9:14
Mile 4: 8:52
Mile 5: 8:53
Mile 6: 9:31
Mile 7: 9:23
Mile 8: 11:12 (had to walk a little)
Mile 9: 9:54
.55 Mile: 5:44

Total time 1:30:56. It was a lot of fun and a great way to get ready for the celebration that was to follow.