Race #56 – Kennesaw Railroad Half Marathon – Kennesaw, Georgia – 10/04/09
It was a great weekend for running, so Linda put up very little resistance when I broached the subject of driving a couple hundred miles to run a Sunday morning half marathon down in Kennesaw, Georgia, just north of Atlanta. We arrived on Saturday evening several hours after finishing the Komen 5k in Charlotte and we were happy to see that the host hotel, the Hilton Garden Inn, was just a couple minutes’ walk to the start and finish line for the race, so we were able to get a good night’s sleep, get up bright and early on Sunday morning, and walk to the starting line, then after the race we were able to get a shower before the awards ceremony. Linda seems to be doing better than ever with the 2XU calf sleeves she has been wearing lately. She was first in her age group in the 5k and for the first time in months she’s not having pain in that area. I ran the half marathon and got 1st place in my age division with a time of 1:36:46, a new half marathon Personal Record for me by...