This past weekend I made another trip to Washington, DC. I have to say that it is one of my favorite cities. I’ve been there numerous times and each time I always have a great time.
I got in on Saturday afternoon and made my way to the hotel. I was meeting up with a few girls from the Nike Training Club. I dropped off my luggage and made my way to the expo. I am used to an expo being in one building. Well, this expo was different because you had to go to three different locations to get your bib, your shirt, and other miscellaneous stuff. There weren’t many vendors plus it was crowded so I did not stay too long. I then found out that Shalane Flanagan was there. Dang!!
As soon as I got my bib and shirt, I saw this. Pretty cool!
The course map.
Found my name! It was so cool to also see my mother’s name next to mine.
Then I met up with the rest of the girls and then went to lunch.
I woke up at 5 on race day. I quickly got dressed and ate a ClifBar with some coffee. Then we proceeded to take the metro to the start line. It was a bit chilly and part of me wanted to go back to the room for a long sleeve shirt. However, I knew that eventually it would warm up and then I would be too hot.
Ready to run!
There were so many runners on the course. Even after one mile, the course was still crowded. It was then that I saw JB. She had flown in the day before after running The Garmin Half Marathon in KS (where she got to meet Meb). She is pretty amazing! She was running with a coworker and I managed to tag along. Yeah, we ran together till the end.
It was a gorgeous day for running. At various points there were so many spectators cheering for us. I did get hot and thirsty but overall felt good throughout the race. I began to feel a bit tired around mile 11. I told JB to go ahead while I walked. However, she is such a good pacer and part of me still wanted to run with her so I picked up the pace until I caught up with her.
Less than a mile to go. That is me by the letter “E”.
So close to the end.
Finally done. I love that instead of a medal, I got a Tiffany necklace.
It is a great race! It is not a flat course but isn’t too hilly either. The weather was gorgeous. I definitely recommend doing this race. I enjoyed it so much that I plan to go back next year.
13 responses to “Nike Women’s Half Marathon”
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Congratulations! I ran it too – isn’t that necklace the best?
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Yes! My very first Tiffany necklace.
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I love Nike races. They are some much fun. I already did 3 but want to go next year for DC.
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Yay, let’s go!
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I ran the race too!! If it wasn’t so expensive, I’d keep doing it!! I hope they bring it to Chicago sometime soon 🙂
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I agree that it is a bit pricey. Add airfare and hotel costs and it can be expensive. It would be great to have it here in Chicago!
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I really like their expo, the lack of vendors and putting the merchandise in a totally separate area made it incredibly easy to not spend any additional money so compared to Disney races, I think it ends up almost being cheaper?
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Good point! I did not buy anything at the expo so I guess I saved money. 🙂
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Great job, Zenaida! I love D.C. such a beautiful city. I would definitely sign up if they brought this race to Chicago.
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Thanks Coach!
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[…] I took it easy in April while I recovered from my ultramarathon. However, I did run the Nike Women’s Half Marathon. The race was so much fun! I highly recommend you run this race. I do hope the event comes to […]
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[…] I took it easy in April while I recovered from my ultramarathon. However, I did run the Nike Women’s Half Marathon. The race was so much fun! I highly recommend you run this race. I do hope the event comes to […]